Together with scientists from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the Kneipp health resort of Füssen conducted a three-year scientific study to investigate how the holistic Kneipp natural healing method can improve sleep quality and developed a three-week program for secondary prevention of lifestyle-related sleep disorders.

The study has been completed. No more study participants are being sought.

Come to rest - and to yourself. Today, in an age of multitasking, dense stimuli, a fast pace of work and the balancing act between work and family, Sebastian Kneipp's idea of "inner order" is more relevant than ever. It can help you to find inner peace, recharge your mental batteries and develop a mindful lifestyle. Kneipp therapy can be particularly helpful in cases of insomnia and sleep disorders, which are accompanied by daytime tiredness and the resulting social and professional impairments.

Together with the Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research (IBE), Medical Climatology / Health Services Research in Spa Medicine at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Füssen Tourismus und Marketing has developed the Kneipp-based prevention program "Healthy Sleep through Inner Order", which aims to help people overcome lifestyle-related sleep disorders and find healthy sleep again.

Das Bild zeigt eine Frau, die mit dem Rücken zum Betrachter aufrecht in einem Bett mit weißen Lacken sitzt. Die Frau hat beide Arme in die Luft gestreckt und reckt sich leicht nach links. Das Bettzeug um sie herum ist zerwühlt und durch das Fenster scheint die Sonne in das Zimmer hinein.

Das Bild zeigt zwei Unterarme unter Wasser. Darüber tropft Wasser aus einem Wasserhahn.

Das Bild zeigt einen Blatt Papier, das in einer Holzhalterung steht. Auf dem Papier ist zu lesen „Nachtabschaltung von schnurlosen Funksystemen (WLAN). Im Hintergrund ist eine einfache Holzwand zu sehen.

The prevention program brought about significant improvements in sleep quality, well-being, chronic stress levels and other target values. Almost half of the participants (49%) also stated that they were still experiencing a noticeable effect six months after completing the prevention program. The findings of the study prove that the holistic natural therapy concept of the Kneipp cure offers very good and effective approaches for the secondary prevention of non-organic, lifestyle-related sleep disorders.

Read the summary of the study results

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2016 - 2018	With the support of Barmer GEK and the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care, LMU Munich and Füssen are jointly conducting a study to investigate the positive effects of Kneipp therapy on lifestyle-related sleep disorders. Six study rounds were carried out with a total of almost 100 test subjects.
End of 2019	Füssen Tourismus und Marketing receives official recognition for the compact cure "Healthy sleep through inner order" from the Westphalia-Lippe Medical Board.
August 2021	The statutory health insurance companies approve the implementation of the service delivery as part of the "Framework agreement on the provision of services for individual health promotion measures, compact cures or spa-specific remedies as part of approved outpatient preventive services, compact cures/individual health promotion measures".
since 2022	The approved compact sleep cure takes place twice a year at the Eggensberger Therapy Center in Hopfen am See under the supervision of an interdisciplinary quality circle.