Benefits of the Bath
Bath procedures increase the respiratory rate, improve ventilation of the lungs, accelerate the metabolic processes, expand the bronchi, in general, have a beneficial effect on the respiratory system, so the steam bath is recommended for patients with bronchitis and pneumonia. In addition, acting on the skin and mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, hot air helps to cure the rhinitis, reduces edema with respiratory diseases.
Bath has a positive effect on the nervous system. It is known that 70% of fans go to the sauna just in order to get mental and emotional relief. Bath improves the condition with neurotic symptoms and anxiety, treats headaches and insomnia, and high temperatures cause increased release of the adrenaline hormone, which also benefits.
Bath treatments have a beneficial effect on the musculoskeletal system. Doctors recommend a pair of people suffering from rheumatism of tendons and ligaments, gout, polyarthritis, osteoarthrosis of the femoral and knee joints.
Good effect has a bath on the kidney and urinary system, so it is useful to steam for cystitis and nephritis.
Bath is indicated for diseases of the genital area. Doctors recommend couples with inflammation of the testicles and prostate, with some gynecological diseases.
Varicose veins that appear during pregnancy can be reduced with the help of a bath. And in lactating women, bath procedures increase lactation.
Cleansed of sweat, dust and dead skin cells, the skin is well saturated with oxygen and becomes smooth and supple. The ducts of the skin glands are released, which is also very important. A combination of heat and cold water perfectly affects the skin, increasing its tone and activating secretory, protective, thermoregulatory functions. Bath treatments improve the condition of the hair, facilitate the course of such unpleasant diseases as eczema, furunculosis, psoriasis.
In allergy-stricken bath it removes itching and stabilizes metabolic processes.
Bath has a positive effect on the heart and blood vessels. During the bath procedures, the heart rate reaches 100-160 beats per minute, blood circulation is increased, especially the dermal. As a result of vasodilation, the number of thromboses decreases.
However, bath procedures are not useful to everyone. The sauna, as well as the sauna, is contraindicated for people who are generally prohibited from any physical activity. You can not visit a bath with a high temperature, with cancer, epilepsy, hypertension, severe cardiovascular diseases, severe forms of diabetes and bronchial asthma, as well as with urolithiasis and thyroid diseases. But even those who do not suffer from these diseases, before the first hike in the bath, it is desirable to consult with the doctor after all, because the bath procedures for each person can act in different ways. The doctor will tell you what temperature regime to choose and what the duration of the bath procedures should be. Consultation with a doctor is also necessary for those who are going to be treated with obesity with the help of a bath.