All cures and aesthetic treatments are carried out within the hotel by fully qualified staff, under medical control. The Hotel Terme Firenze is included into the O.T.P. monitoring system of padua University, as for thermal mud ripening process and quality inspection. The mineral water and the “maturo” thermal fango Origins and characteristics: The thermal water comes from the unspoilt basino of the Prealps, flowing through the subsoil where it heats to a temperature of 87°C, becoming enriched with mineral salts. This water, unique in the world, is mainly used for the maturing, storage and regeneration of the “mature” thermal fango which posseses incomparable therapeutic properties. Pathologies treated and medical assistance: In the spa facilities annexed to each hotel, Spa Medicine is used in the treatment and prevention of a vast range of pathologies. These include in particular osteoarthrosis, fibromyositic rheumatism (bursitis, tendonitis, periarthritis, epicondylitis), traumatic lesions and the after-effects of fractures, orthopaedic surgery, gout, primary dysmetabolic and infiammatory rheumatism, as well as many disorders of the respiratoty apparatus. The treatment stages: All the mud therapy sessions are composed of four fundamental moments: the mud, bathing in the spa water, the sweat reaction and finally massage with its tonifying action on the muscolar and nervous system.