IEMELIANOV V.O., MOKIENKO A.V. Thalassotherapy as a practical implementation of the medical function of the Ocean Geoecosystem: current state analysis and application prospects

https://doi.org/10.15407/gpimo2025.01.022

V.O. Iemelianov, NAS Corresp. Member,
Dr. Sci. (Geol. & Mineral.),
Prof., Chief Researcher
e-mail: volodyasea1990@gmail.com
ORCID 0000-0002-8972-0754
A.V. Mokienko, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Senior Researcher
e-mail: mokienkoav56@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-4491-001Х
SSI «MorGeoEcoCenter NAS of Ukraine»
55b, st. Oles Honchar, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine

THALASSOTHERAPY AS A PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE MEDICAL FUNCTION OF THE OCEAN GEOECOSYSTEM:
CURRENT STATE ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION PROSPECTSЕ

This article analyzes the current state and future prospects of thalassotherapy as a form of implementing the medical (preventive and therapeutic) function of the Ocean Geoecosystem (OGE). This function plays a key role in strengthening the human immune system and preventing diseases, which has led the authors and their colleagues to initiate and develop new scientific directions, particularly medical oceanology. The article presents examples and results of the practical implementation of this function through thalassotherapy — a system of preventive and therapeutic measures that significantly reduces disease severity and improves patients’ quality of life. The most convincing effects are observed in the prevention of neuroses and the treatment of various pulmonary diseases, psoriasis, and fibromyalgia. At the same time, there is a need for further research aimed at quantitative assessment of long-term effects, benefits, and potential risks of thalassotherapy. Expanding the evidence base will not only deepen the understanding of the medical (hygienic and therapeutic) function of the OGE and its ecological subsystems, but also help determine the therapeutic potential of thalassotherapy more precisely, enhancing its safety and effectiveness in clinical practice. 

Keywords: thalassotherapy, geoecosystem, ecological subsystems, medical oceanology, psoriasis,
fibromyalgia, climatotherapy.