Arnold Rikli (* 13 February 1823 in cheeks to the Aare, "† 30 April 1906) was a Swiss nature physician. He is the founder of the "atmospheric cure", with which light and air baths play a substantial role. Rikli was a trailer of the life reform in such a way specified.

Life

Rikli in cheeks at the Aare in Swiss canton Berne was born as son of an outstanding politician and an owner of a Already as a boy became it a very strict education angediehen, which should serve parents v.a. the cooperation in the factory when desired. With 20 years it occurred the paternal in order to already create 1845 with his brothers Karl and Rudolf a sea-brook Its principal interest applied however already in these years of the naturopathy, and not least probably therefore its enterprise came into financial problems. In these years it designed a bed steam apparatus and acquired themselves a name as a water physician.

1854, after he from an illness had successfully healed himself, it pulled with its family into the Bled lain climatically favorably (at that time Veldes), in order to create a mental hospital there. It treated mainly easier cases, which it could select itself and scharte a considerable number of trailers around itself in the summer months - probably with some success -. During the winter months it treated also more serious diseases first in Ljubljana (loaf oh), then in Triest and Gries with Bozen and failed partly among other things also with its own children. Conflicts with physicians often ended before court, but Rikli remained for its theories faithful up to its death self-confidently and was convinced an important contribution for the medicine to have carried out.

Riklis welfare cures

Rikli, which "sun doctor" was also called, treated its patients with water air light therapies, occupation at fresh air, intensive sun baths (Heliotherapie) and a vegetarian Its spent the nights in open huts, in the environment were "air parks" like the "Riklikum" or the to a certain extent fit dining corners, where its patients moved barefoot and minimum dressed. In the cure buildings the guest in basins bathed and went under showers and on the roofs was generous sunning duck races. The substantial principle of the cure existed in the "atmospheric change attraction" from water, air and light, which should repair the physical and mental equilibrium.

Since Rikli did not give faith to scientific realizations of its time, he against schoolmedical treatments such as inoculation or operations and became the embittered opponent of the medical profession. The Naturheilkundler however emphasizes to today its earnings/services and contributions (among other things to the light therapy).

Not least owing to Rikli Bled became an important health resort and experienced in the years up to the 1. , And also today modified forms are offered to world war a considerable upswing by Riklis cures in Bled.

Literature

Zdenko Levental, the sun doctor Arnold Rikli, Gesnerus, 1977, 34 (3-4), 394-403.

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