Identification of Climate and Psammotherapy Results at Tavan Els Kidney Sanatorium in the Western Mongolia

In this study, we have presented the climate and psamotherapy results at the Tavan Els Kidney Sanatorium of Mongolia. Patient variety for 10 years, since 2001-2011 there admitted 2000 patients in their remission of chronic kidney illness. Contents of renal diseases diagnoses are as following: glomerulonephritis 52%, phylonephritis 35%, hydronephrosis 3%, obstructive renal disease 2%, chronic renal failure 7% and debatic nephropathy 1%. Sand sauna therapy is lain into heated sand baths for adults 8 to 20 mins and for child 7 to 15 mins long, and it is performed twice a day (morning and afternoon) for 2 or 3 weeks once a year. Particularly, the sanatorium offers a type of physiotherapy through the application of thermally warmed sand and a combination of healthy micro-bioclimate, purity of the natural environment, and the presence of fresh and healthy local foods to treat a wide range of medical conditions. The sand sauna treatment most likely affects the body by means of the sand’s high temperature and the presence of chemical elements those are biologically important. Its specific climate and geographical condition of sanatorium is unique by length of sunshine, wind and content, color of sand.