Indications and contraindications for the use of sand
Psammotherapy is used in the treatment of diseases of various origins. It is recommended for degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including the spine, joints, muscles, tendons( arthrosis, arthritis, rheumatism, myositis of various origin), stiffness of joints of non-tubercular origin;poliomyelitis.
The use of hot sand in the therapy of diseases of the nervous system( neuralgia, neuritis, polyneuritis, radiculitis), as well as in gynecology in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of female genital organs and their consequences( chronic inflammation of the uterine appendages, adhesive process of the small pelvis) is well recommended.
Sand baths are often used as an anesthetic, as well as for activating blood and lymph circulation and sweating, which significantly facilitates kidney function and contributes to weight loss in obesity( for a course of 10-14 days, patients "drop" to 1.5 extrakilograms).
Psammoterapiya is a rather strong thermal treatment effect. It can not be done during menstruation and 2-3 days before it starts.
Treatment with sand is contraindicated in diseases of the thyroid gland, heart defects, severe atherosclerosis,
malignant and benign neoplasms. You can not use it also with active forms of tuberculosis, various kinds of bleeding, hypertension, epilepsy, endometriosis, infectious diseases.
Additional restrictions exist for women. The presence of mastopathy, hormonal dysfunction of the ovaries and a number of other gynecological diseases, in which thermal procedures are contraindicated, is also an obstacle to treatment with hot sand.
Even if you do not have these diseases, it is better to consult a doctor before the "sand" procedure. This also applies to local psammotherapy, i.e., treatment of individual parts of the body( for example, with genyantritis using a canvas bag with heated sand).There is also an individual intolerance to "sand" treatment. Often after the first procedure, some people have malaise, dizziness. In this case, it is better to switch to other types of therapy.
As a result of numerous studies, scientists came to the conclusion that sand also has a color therapeutic effect. It turns out that the waves that emanate from sandy shades of yellow, can strengthen the nervous system, improve the functioning of the liver and gastrointestinal tract, and also stabilize the psychological state. Therefore it is useful not only to bask in the sand, but also to look at it regularly.