Gallery: Inside Germany's Quirky and Strangely Futuristic Spa Towns

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    Bad Eilsen. Cryotherapy chamber where people are briefly exposed to temperatures up to -250 degrees Fahrenheit.
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    Bad Wildungen, animal rehabilitation clinic. This water tank treatment has a treadmill, which puts less stress on the dog’s joints but also stimulates its muscles with water resistance.
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    Bad Bramstedt. Mud bath.
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    Bad Reichenhall. Phototherapy that treats skin diseases with UV light.
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    Bad Eilsen. Occupational therapy.
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    Nordenau. An adit, or mine entrance, where people with breathing problems sit in the cool air.
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    Bad Salzungen. A Gradierwerk, or type of outdoor inhalatorium, where natural brine drips down through brushwood and evaporates. The humid salty air is good for the lungs.
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    Bad Füssing. Knee stimulation.
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    Bad Reichenhall. Inhalation chamber.
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    Bad Salzuflen. A gallery in the spa gardens.
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    Bad Reichenhall. Kneipp water-treading basin.
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    Bad Salzungen. Fountain inhalation with natural brine.
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    Bad Füssing. Water Gymnastics.
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