Treatment with the soul

showers of different types are very effective method of hydrotherapy, used in physiotherapy for a long time. When performing procedures of any kind of shower, one jet or many small streams of water are sent under pressure to the patient's body. Water is supplied from the general water supply system through a special installation - a shower chair, which has a control panel for the work of showers of different types. Using the control panel, the temperature and pressure of water directed to the patient's body are regulated.

If short cold and hot showers are used( the duration of the exposure is 2 to 3 minutes), then the muscle tone and blood vessels increase, and the excitatory effect is.

Application of warm showers with a duration of exposure of 3 to 10 minutes has a calming effect.

Sharko shower ( jet shower) is prescribed for metabolic disorders( in the form of obesity I-III degree and cellulite), is a powerful water jet delivered to the patient's body with a special rubber-fabric hose with a tip from a distance of 3.5-4m at a pressure of 2.5 to 4 atm. A total of 15 to 20 procedures with a duration of exposure of 2 to 5 minutes are prescribed for the entire course of treatment. The temperature of the water used in the Sharko shower procedures is gradually reduced from 35 ° C to 25-20 ° C.

Indications for the use of showers are:

• metabolic disorders;

• obesity, cellulite;

• gastrointestinal diseases in the initial stage of development;

• Functional disorders of the nervous system;

• some diseases of the cardiovascular system, etc.

Fan shower is analogous to the jet shower, only with the procedures( the indications for use are the same as for the jet) with the help of a special device the jet is given a fan shape.

The Scottish shower ( used for water therapy for a long time) is characterized by the action of water with variable temperature, first hot for 30-40 seconds( temperature from 38 to 45 ° C), and then a stream of relatively cold water is supplied for 15-20 stemperature from 15 to 25 ° C).A total of 15 to 20 procedures lasting from 2 to 3 minutes each are prescribed for the course of hydrotherapy, and the temperature difference from procedure to procedure gradually increases and by the end of the course can be from 30 to 35 ° C.Such a shower is assigned to two types: general or local, depending on the detected disease and localization of the pathological focus. With functional disorders of the nervous system, a Scottish shower is used, as well as a rain shower( in the form of a stream of shallow water streams flowing from a number of openings of a special diffuser like rain);needle( water is fed under pressure through openings in small thin tubes with a pointed end) - causing a feeling of pricking;dusty - the patient's body does not fall into drops or jets of water, but only the smallest parts of them in the form of water dust. This affect is achieved with a special nebulizer. The duration of one procedure is from 2 to 5 minutes, water is fed under pressure from 1 to 1.5 atm. A total of 15 to 20 procedures are prescribed for the whole course of hydrotherapy, which are conducted daily( in the absence of unforeseen complications).

The above souls are used for general or local effects at different temperatures, depending on the diseases detected during medical examination.

Circular shower is a highly effective hydrotherapy procedure prescribed for conditions with a weakening of the nervous processes( in particular, for asthenic conditions, in the period of convalescence) in the human body. This shower is a design of metal pipes, in which numerous small holes are made on their inner surface. In this shower the water is supplied under increased pressure - from 5 to 2 atm. As a result of the action of water on the body, there is a pronounced irritation of the nerve endings of the skin. A total of 10 to 20 procedures are prescribed for the entire course of treatment, which are performed daily or every other day. During the first procedure, water with a temperature of 34 to 35 ° C is used, and then gradually reduced to 26-25 ° C.The duration of each procedure is set strictly individually.

Ascending shower ( perineum) is similar in its parameters to rainwater, it is prescribed for water treatment of diseases of the pelvic organs( in particular, with hemorrhoids, prostatitis, bed-wetting).Water in this shower is fed from the bottom up to the perineal region. The duration of the procedures, their total quantity, water temperature is prescribed strictly individually, taking into account the results of the medical examination( at the same time the pressure of the supplied water is set).

Underwater shower-massage first began to be used for hydrotherapy in the early 1970s.in the GDR, where the device "UVM-Tangentor-8" was created. This device is mounted in a small metal case, which has wheels to move to any bath( including the usual installed in residential houses) or a small pool. In the apparatus "UVM-TAGENTOR-8" by means of a pump a water pressure of 3-4 atm is created( maximum pressure is 8 atm).For the convenience of the procedures, you need free access from all sides to the bath or pool. Water is fed to a bath or pool with a temperature of 35 to 38 ° C, while the jet carries a body massage. When carrying out common actions, first massage the front surface of the body, and then the back surface. This procedure of hydrotherapy combines the thermal effect of water with the massage action of the jet. Assign an underwater shower massage:

• for traumatic injuries;

• diseases of the musculoskeletal system, joints, peripheral nervous system.