What are Therapeutic Baths?

Bath therapy is a method of treating diseases by taking advantage of the medical effects of bathing. In fact, it is a method to prevent and treat certain diseases by using the effect of water temperature, water pressure or adding various drugs in water. The shower method also causes water to be sprayed from the shower head. Due to the effect of water pressure, negative ions can be generated, which can increase the negative ions in the bathroom air, and can also give the patient the therapeutic effect of negative ion therapy. Negative ions have the effects of sedating and improving respiratory function, enhancing metabolism, promoting blood circulation, and regulating the nervous system. People in the air with a high content of negative ions feel calm and relaxed.

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Bath therapy is a method of treating diseases by taking advantage of the medical effects of bathing. In fact, it is a method to prevent and treat certain diseases by using the effect of water temperature, water pressure or adding various drugs in water. The shower method also causes water to be sprayed from the shower head. Due to the effect of water pressure, negative ions can be generated, which can increase the negative ions in the bathroom air, and can also give the patient the therapeutic effect of negative ion therapy. Negative ions have the effects of sedating and improving respiratory function, enhancing metabolism, promoting blood circulation, and regulating the nervous system. People in the air with a high content of negative ions feel calm and relaxed.

Chinese name

Bath treatment

Foreign name

Balneation

Species

Flat temperature bath, hot bath, tea bath, medicated bath, etc.

Good

Promote blood circulation, eliminate fatigue, etc.

The therapeutic effect of bath therapy varies depending on the method used. Because the foam bath can remove the microorganisms on the skin (according to statistics, a hot bath can remove tens of millions to 200 million microorganisms on the skin), can enhance the skin's resistance, promote blood circulation, improve the nutritional status of tissues and organs, and reduce Muscle tension, eliminate fatigue and other effects. Bathing also increases the healing effects of negative ions, and so on.

At present, the following bath treatments are used to treat diseases and strengthen the body:

1. Flat temperature bath: water temperature is 34-36 ° C. For high fever, sedation, analgesia, etc. It is used to treat patients with chronic gastritis or hypoacidity. It can be taken once a day for about half an hour each time. Can promote gastric acid secretion and digestion and absorption. For patients with sagging stomach or male relaxation, a deep-bottom tub is used so that the patient's abdomen can be subjected to sufficient water pressure to achieve the effect of squeezing upwards and exercising the abdominal muscles.

2. Warm water bath: The water temperature is 36.38 ° C. It is used to treat insomnia, neurasthenia, muscle atrophy, and joint movement disorders. Once a day, 20-30 minutes each time. If used for the treatment of mild and moderate hypertension, the water temperature can also increase to 38-39 ° C. However, those with heart disease, arteriosclerosis and severe hypertension are prohibited.

3 Hot water bath: The water temperature is 40-42 ° C. It is used to treat chronic arthritis, rheumatic myalgia, and the initial stage of a cold.

Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, gout, etc. Hot water bath for patients with low back pain can alleviate low back pain, but hot water bath is not allowed for acute low back pain. Patients with hyperacidity taking a short hot water bath before meals can increase appetite and inhibit gastric acid secretion. Diabetic patients take a hot water bath (water temperature of 38-40 ° C) once a day for 3 to 10 minutes each time, which has the effect of promoting metabolism and reducing blood bran, but each bathing time cannot be too long.

4 Tea bath: That is, add an appropriate amount of strong tea solution (filtered tea leaves) to the bath water for the treatment of solar dermatitis. Due to theanin and tannic acid in tea, it has anti-inflammatory and astringent effects.

5. Medicated bath: It is to add an appropriate amount of Chinese herbal decoction (deslagging) to the bath water to treat skin diseases and chronic rheumatoid arthritis. The selected drug should have a therapeutic effect on the disease, but it has no irritation to the skin, and can easily penetrate the skin to achieve a therapeutic effect.

6. Steam bath: It uses hot water vapor to bathe. After a hard day's work, taking a steam bath can improve blood circulation and eliminate fatigue. Steam Yu has excellent curative effect on insomnia, as well as promoting fat metabolism and reducing obesity.

In bath therapy, the bathing method should be based on the condition and treatment requirements, and can be carried out in different ways such as scrubbing bath, bathtub, combined bath and shower, shower, spray bath and steam bath. However, frail and elderly people should be assisted by relatives to prevent accidents. Bath therapy is a method of treating diseases by taking advantage of the medical effects of bathing. In fact, it is a method to prevent and treat certain diseases by using the effect of water temperature, water pressure or adding various drugs in water. The shower method also causes water to be sprayed from the shower head. Due to the effect of water pressure, negative ions can be generated, which can increase the negative ions in the bathroom air, and can also give the patient the therapeutic effect of negative ion therapy. Negative ions have the effects of sedating and improving respiratory function, enhancing metabolism, promoting blood circulation, and regulating the nervous system. People in the air with a high content of negative ions feel calm and relaxed.

The therapeutic effect of bath therapy varies depending on the method used. Because the foam bath can remove the microorganisms on the skin (according to statistics, a hot bath can remove tens of millions to 200 million microorganisms on the skin), can enhance the skin's resistance, promote blood circulation, improve the nutritional status of tissues and organs, and reduce Muscle tension, eliminate fatigue and other effects. Bathing also increases the healing effects of negative ions, and so on.