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Evangelical Special Clinic Sonnenhöhe Bad Elster
Our clinic is situated in the centre of the Saxon public baths of Bad Elster, in a bright and sunny site on the southern slope of the town. Bad Elster, which has been famous for more than 150 years for its springs and moor applications, has a mild Middle Mountains bracing climate, which is of great use for our therapeutic methods.
The clinic has a 100-year tradition in paediatrics. It was founded in 1913 by Prof. Dr. Paul Köhler under the name “Heimdall” as a heliotherapy centre for children with skeletal tuberculosis. Since 1948 the clinic is an institution of the Evangelical-Lutheran church of Saxony. In the last 30 years a number of holistic special therapy concepts were developed for idiopathic scoliosis. Today orthopaedic illnesses are the centre of the treatment concept – especially the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. A further strongpoint of the work is prevention regarding adipose children and adolescents.
Since 2006 the clinic has the name “Sonnenhöhe”, Evangelical Special Clinic for Rehabilitation and Prevention.
Indications
Inborn and acquired illnesses of the skeleton, muscles and connective tissue during childhood and adolescence with the analogical dysfunctions
Illnesses of the spine (scoliosis, kyphoses and juvenile osteochondrosis, spondylolisthesis, radicular syndromes, state after cervical and lumbar disc prolapses and surgery
- Illnesses of the hip (dislocated hip joint, morbus perthes, epiphyseolysis capitis femoris)
- Postural deformity and false posture
- Leg and foot deformities
Demarcation sequences of the skeleton and the nervous system. Further treatment after orthopaedic- and trauma surgery. Sequences of early childhood cerebral movement disorder and paralysis. Sports injuries and damage, such as ligament prosthesis of the knee, tendinous rupture, tropopathyand metabolic disease; Focus: underweight, overweight, adiposis with sequelae
Short term treatments
Prevention and rehab clinic for children and adolescents
Types of cures
In-patient prevention, rehab and AHB for children and adolescents (4-17 years) as well as young adults, accompanying persons allowed
Diagnostics
Medical and clinical diagnostics (extensive anamnesis, clinical examination, joint function after Neutral-O-transitory method, measuring of rachioscoliosis with scoliometer), physiotherapeutic function diagnosis, grid stereography for the 3-D-reconstruction and analysis of the spine, x-ray diagnostics, sonography, laboratory diagnostics, ECG, spirometry, psychological examination methods
Site-specific therapies
Therapy according to Vojta, scoliosis therapy according to Schroth, scoliosis therapy according to Scharll, physiotherapy for infantile physiotherapy cerebral pareses, special respiratory therapy, Brunkow therapy, anteflectued mobilisation, Dorn-method, manual therapy, craniosacral therapy, PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation), FBL (functional kinematics), MTT (medical training therapy), massages, physical therapy and electrotherapy, psychomotor training, autogenic training, children’s back exercise, Nordic walking, water exercise, swimming, rhythm and dance, sporting games, nutrition consultation, ergotherapy therapy, logopedics, schooling
Other therapies
Treatment of idiopathic scoliosis
Capacity and equipment
The capacity of the facilities is 55 beds on 3 wards. For adolescent patients undergoing rehabilitation there are rooms with 2 or 3 beds available, in individual cases also single rooms. Younger patients are accommodated in 4-bed rooms. The clinic is open all year.
Location
Our clinic is situated in the centre of the Saxon public baths of Bad Elster, in a bright and sunny site on the southern slope of the town.
Medical administration
Dipl.-Med. Veronika Donnerhacke, specialised physician for paediatrics
Other
The visit of the clinic school is an inherent part of the in-patient therapeutical stay in our facilities. Classes range from elementary to upper level education including German, math, general knowledge, English, chemistry, biology, physics, French and computer science. Professional subject teachers teach students in modern, therapy-compatible rooms in small groups. Aim of the classes is that the students have no problems adapting after returning to their home schools. The teachers therefore work with the individual curriculum of the home schools. Individual tutoring is emphasized and learning disabilities are especially responded to.
Recreation, culture, events, sports
Creative area
Woodworks, silk painting, plastic design with clay and plaster, T-shirt Batik dyeing, gel candles, rainmakers, 3D pictures, delicate window pictures and cards, pearl ribbons and animals, rattan cane braiding, napkin folding, sand bottles, felting, wool work, lanterns, adventure album, pin boards, snow sculptures, natural handicrafts, cleat handicrafts.
Sporting activities
Bowling, gym, swimming, volleyball, table tennis, billiard, activity games Seasonal activities luging (moonshine luging), town game, night-time walking tour, town stroll (in the towns of Hof and Plauen), visit of the climbing forest, miniature golf, hikes, "fox hunt", ice-skating, water trading, gondola, BBQ, bonfire
Other activities and evening events
"getting-to-know-you circle", games evenings, self-defence courses, cooking, baking, tea evenings, discussion circle, Christian evenings, cocktails (alcohol-free), computer courses, leaving dinner, theatre- or DVD evenings, karaoke, themed disco (70s, 80s, slumber party), parties and celebrations and much more
Arrival
By car: Via the B 92, Bahnhofstraße, turn right after first crossing into the Prof.-Paul-Köhler-Straße, right after next crossing into the Forst-Straße, left after next crossing into the Georg-Leißner-Straße, after about 30 m left into the parking area of our clinic
Contact
Ev. Fachklinik Sonnenhöhe Bad Elster
- Rehabilitation und Vorsorge -
Georg-Leißner-Straße 1-4
08645 Bad Elster
Tel. 037437 52300
Fax 037437 52599
http://www.klinik-sonnenhoehe.de
info@klinik-sonnenhoehe.de
Information on location
Service
Pastoral care, transfer from and to the train station
