title: [The topical problems of pediatric balneotherapy and the spa and health resort-based treatment of the children].
abstract: This article is devoted to the topical problems of pediatric balneotherapy with special reference to the organization of the spa and health resort-based treatment of the children in the Russian Federation. The main issues discussed by the authors include the current state of health resort care for the children, the problem of statutory regulation of the activities of the children's spa and health resort facilities, the approaches to increasing the availability of the spa and health resort-based treatment for the children at the enhanced risk of the development of chronic diseases, disabilities, and tuberculosis. Also considered are the problems of the development of the regulatory framework for the medical rehabilitation of the children based at the spa and health resort facilities. The principal goals to be sought in climatotherapy, physiotherapy, balneotherapy, and pelotherapy in the pediatric context are outlined along with the further prospects for the development of the main areas of pediatric balneology.
authors.affiliation: State autonomous healthcare facility "Moscow Research and Practical Centre for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine", Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 105120.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Razumov
authors.affiliation: State autonomous healthcare facility "Moscow Research and Practical Centre for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine", Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 105120.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001494:Baths / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006294:Health Resorts / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*