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Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024

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Healing showers are divided into local and general, and also with low (0.3-1 atm), medium (1.5-2 atm) and high (3-4 atm) pressure. The intensity of mechanical stimulation depends on the "stiffness" of the jet, pressure and temperature of the water. The water temperature is constant and variable (for example, in a Scottish shower).

Souls are prescribed in the form of an independent course of treatment or in combination with other water procedures. The temperature and pressure of water are selected depending on the characteristics of the disease and the goal. Short-term cold and hot showers refresh, increase the tone of muscles and peripheral vessels. Prolonged cold and hot souls lower the excitability of the sensory and motor nerves. Warm showers have a sedative effect.

Dusty, rain and needle-like souls are descending souls. The water supply installation consists of a special mesh with holes of various diameters. Assign souls of different temperature and duration (daily 1-5 minutes), for a course of 12-20 procedures.

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Circular shower

The installation for the circular shower consists of a system of thin vertical pipes with holes 0.5-1 mm in diameter, arranged in a circle. During the procedure, a lot of thin horizontal jets under pressure act on the body. The tricks have a piercing, sharply irritating effect on the peripheral receptors. Circular shower is contraindicated in patients with severe asthenia. Begin the course of treatment usually at a temperature of 34-36 ° C, gradually reducing it to 25 ° C. The water pressure is 1-1.5 atm. A circular shower is prescribed daily or every other day for 3-5 minutes, for a course of 15-18 procedures.

Ascending (perineal) shower the patient takes in a special chair. During the reception of the shower, there is a simultaneous effect on the perineum and the lumbosacral region, which is especially effective for impotence.

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Sharko shower (jet)

Exposure to water from a distance of 3.5-4 m from the spine, face, head, mammary glands and genitals. The pressure of the jet is 1-3 atm., The temperature range of water is 20-38 ° C, the duration of the procedure is 2-5 min. The shower is prescribed daily or every other day, for a course of 12-18 procedures.

Scottish shower

The technique of carrying out the Scottish soul is the same as the soul of Charcot, but with the Scottish soul a hot stream (38-42 ° C) and cold (13-22 ° C) water are alternately sent to the patient. The water temperature is changed 4-6 times within 2-5 minutes. The temperature of hot water is gradually increased, the cold water is lowered. The time of exposure to hot water is 1 min, the cold one is 10 s. The total duration of exposure is selected individually. The procedure is indicated for those who need stimulant therapy.

Underwater shower-massage

Mechanical action of water jet under pressure (0.5-3.5 atm) per patient, who is in a warm (34-37 ° C) bath. With the underwater shower-massage, the main techniques of manual massage are used. The dosage of the procedure is selected according to the pressure of the water jet (0.5-3.5 atm), the diameter of the tip (7-11 mm), the distance between the tip and the body (5-15 cm), the angle of the jet feeding to the body surface. The most intense impact is provided by jets of water in the perpendicular direction, a small diameter of the nozzle and its proximity to the surface of the body. Underwater shower massage successfully combines the effect of a warm bath and massage. A warm bath relaxes muscles, helps reduce pain, allows more vigorous mechanical effect.

The effect of an underwater shower-massage is as follows:

increased oxygen in tissues;
improvement of lymphatic drainage;
redistribution of blood with outflow to the periphery and an increase in the return of blood to the heart;
improvement of cerebral hemodynamics;
a decrease in elevated blood pressure;
stimulation of metabolic processes;
resorption of inflammatory foci.

Applying different massage techniques, you can strengthen the effect on certain areas of the body and purposefully change the blood circulation in them. The total duration of the procedure is 20-45 min. Assign daily or every other day, for a course of 12-18 procedures.

Contraindications to the use of underwater shower-massage are the same as for common baths.

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