Sächsischer Heilbäderverband e. V.
Rehab clinic “Raupennest” Altenberg
Experience well-being at Raupennest (German for “caterpillar nest”) – Saxony’s health oasis .Raupennest, Saxony's integrated centre for healthcare needs , offers a wide-range of medical care from prevention, diagnostics, therapy, to nursing and aftercare. Experience the unique combination of conventional medicine with alternative approaches from traditional Chinese medicine. Forget everyday stress and regain your energy in the spacious bathing facilities.
Indications
Orthopaedic illnesses
- Degenerative and traumatic illnesses of the spine and the joints
- Rheumatic illnesses
- Osteoporosis Sporting injuries
neuroorthopedic syndromes (e.g. polio)
Treatment of internal illnesses
Short term treatments
Special clinical centre for conservative orthopaedics and sports medicine
Types of cures
Ambulatory and in-patient care and rehab activities, further treatment, ambulatory rehab aftercare, ambulatory physiotherapy, preventative measures according to § 20 SGB V (Social Acts), packages for private clients, accommodation for accompanying persons possible
Diagnostics
X-ray diagnostics, bone density analysis (DXA), sonography of the musculoskeletal system, ECG analysis, respiratory analysis, lactic analysis, isokinetic muscle function analysis, surface EMG, spirometry, laboratory diagnostics in cooperation
Site-specific therapies
Entire spectrum of physiotherapy and therapeutic exercises, medical runner therapy, kinesitherapy in the bathing facilities, medical work-out with machines, fango (mud) therapy, manual therapy, analgesic therapy
Other therapies
Kneipp cure
Capacity and equipment
All rooms have a modern interior with shower/toilet, cable TV and telephone. A wide-range of bathing and sauna facilities are accessible within the building complex.
Location
Raupennest is located idyllically on the outskirts of the Kneipp cure town of Altenberg close to the Kahleberg, the highest mountain in the eastern Erzgebirge. The curing effect of the mountains as well as the wild and romantic landscape contributes to the recovery of body and soul.
Medical administration
Chief of medicine Dr. med. Friedemann Steinfeldt
Other
German centre for traditional Chinese medicine
Recreation, culture, events, sports
Organised recreational and cultural programme
Arrival
Per car: A 17 Dresden-Prague exit Bad Gottleuba: drive through the Müglitztal valley to reach Altenberg; A 4 Chemnitz Dresden, exit Siebenlehn: Freiberg, Frauenstein, Rehefeld, Altenberg
Per bus: Dresden-Altenberg
Per train: Dresden-Heidenau-Altenberg
Contact
RAUPENNEST
Sachsens Integriertes Zentrum für Gesundheitsförderung
Rehefelder Straße 18
01773 Altenberg
Tel. 035056 300
Fax 035056 308888
