Wet rubbing for hardening

Wet rubbing is one of the most common water procedures. This method is used as both hardening and therapeutic for various diseases. All wiping is divided into general and local.

If you have a general wipe, put the patient in a bath or a basin with warm water and wrap it with a wet sheet moistened in water and carefully wrung out. The water temperature in the first procedure should not be lower than 30 ° C, then every day it must be lowered by 1 ° C until the thermometer column shows 18-20 ° C.During the procedure, you need to do a massage, namely rubbing, which is carried out on top of the sheet. Rinse the body until the patient has a feeling of heat( 1-3 minutes).

The wiping procedure can be carried out without assistance. To do this, enough to grind the whole body with a moist linen towel, washcloth or special mitten. In water, designed to wet the towel, you can add alcohol or table salt.

If rubbing is carried out by a patient or a weakened person, then it should be partial: the hands, legs, chest and back act separately, while the rest of the body is covered with a blanket. At partial wiping it is necessary to wrap or cover the body area with a damp towel, after which rub the skin over it with a special mitten.

Regarding inhibitions, it is not recommended to wipe, especially common, with chills or after hypothermia. In addition, you need to ensure that during the procedure in the room there were no drafts.

Wiping can be combined with dousing. In this case, the volume of water when dousing is limited to 10-20 liters( 1-2 buckets).The temperature of the water intended for pouring should be somewhat lower than the temperature of the water used for wiping( by 1-2 ° C).After the combined procedure, you need to rub the body with a dry sheet. Wiping has a refreshing and tonic effect on the body. It improves metabolic processes in the body and increases blood circulation. Wiping can also be used to reduce too high a temperature, as well as for the prevention of colds, diseases of ENT organs and the autonomic nervous system.

For local wet wipes, only certain parts of the body are exposed.