Institut Igalo Medicine - Health Services offered by Institut Igalo are based on decades of experience in treating hundreds of thousands of patients, with a highly educated multidisciplinary medical team that applies modern medical knowledge and therapeutic skills, combining them with healing mud and mineral water on the seashore, in the benefits of Mediterranean climate. The results we achieve in treatment and rehabilitation are very positive, and this is evidenced by assessments of patients' conditions at the end of treatment, guest surveys, and the tendency of a large percentage of our clientele to return.
Rehabilitation Programs of Institut Igalo
Institut Igalo medical rehabilitation is based on teamwork and individualized rehabilitation programs specifically from the following areas:
Rheumatological rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation
Respiratory rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation
Sports injury rehabilitation
Locomotor system rehabilitation
Pediatric rehabilitation
Medical Programs of Institut Igalo
List of therapies offered by Institut Igalo
Therapy - Hydrotherapy
Underwater shower massage (15 min) – massage of the body with pressurized water jets, in a bathtub with warm mineral water Igaljka, at a temperature of 36-38°C. The effect of underwater shower massage is similar to or identical to manual massage.
Pearl bath – warm mineral bath with air bubbles that in the form of fine pearls coat the body, performing micro-massage. Water temperature is 36-37°C.
Salt bath – mineral bath with the addition of sea salt.
CO2 bath – in which water vapor is saturated with CO2 (carbon dioxide) – causes strong vasodilation in the skin. Used in detoxification and for vascular disorders.
Aroma therapy (20 min) – application of essential oils, made from medicinal plants of our region in warm pearl bath, stimulates circulation and removes tension.
Thalassotherapy
Treatment with natural elements inherent to the sea and seashore. These elements are: coastal (Mediterranean) climate, seawater, solar radiation, aerosol, marine peloids, sand and algae. It has a beneficial effect on many conditions and diseases (respiratory, rheumatic, skin).
Hydrokinesiotherapy
Therapeutic activities such as exercises, swimming and walking that take place in pools with heated mineral water, at a temperature of 33-34°C. Treatments can be individual (10+10 min) and group (30 min).
Therapy - Manual Massage
One of the oldest forms of treatment. Can be partial or general. Leads to improvement of lymph and venous blood swelling, increases blood flow, increases local metabolism and elimination of metabolic waste products, improves tissue nutrition and alleviates pain and muscle spasm.
Manual lymphatic drainage is applied in cases of excessive accumulation of intercellular fluid in the form of edema.
Foot reflex massage.
Ayurveda massage.
Kinesitherapy (30 min)
Therapeutic exercises that take place in well-equipped halls with great expertise of the therapeutic staff. Treatments can be group and individual.
Tai Chi – an ancient Chinese technique described as "meditation in motion". Uses gentle physical exercises and stretching techniques whose application leads to improvement in various chronic diseases and stress reduction.
Electrotherapy (15 min)
Use of various forms of electrical current-energy obtained through electro-medical devices.
Sono therapy (15 min)
Application of ultrasound in various diseases.
Magnetotherapy (15-30 min)
Application of low-frequency magnetic field.
Laser therapy (15-30 min)
Application of laser rays in treatment.
Besides prevention and health rehabilitation programs, Institut Igalo offers wellness and recreational content that, in essence, relies on modern principles of medicine. Such content is dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle, correcting bad habits, or simply enjoying the benefits of aroma-therapy, massage and rejuvenation treatments for face, body and soul.
About the area
The mud is the reason all of this is here. The shallow, sheltered basin at the western end of the Bay of Kotor lays down a fine mineral peloid on its seabed, and the Igaljka thermal spring rises beside it; together with a mild Mediterranean climate they turned a small fishing settlement into Montenegro's spa town from the 1950s onward. The institute's grounds run to the water, with a park of palms and pines, its own beach and the start of the long seafront walkway that follows the coast east toward Herceg Novi.
Around it, Igalo is a town shaped by its guests: pharmacies, bakeries, fruit stalls, quiet cafes, and the pace of people who are here for weeks rather than days. Villa Galeb, built as Tito's residence above the shore, is part of the same chapter and still a landmark on this coast. When the treatment day ends, the options are close and gentle: swimming from the shallow beaches, a walk to Savina monastery among its cypresses, the fortresses and stepped lanes of Herceg Novi's old town, or a boat from the quays out to the mouth of the bay. In February the mimosa comes into flower everywhere.
