The benefits of hot springs for the elderly
1, temperature effect: when the temperature of pool water is 37℃-40℃, it has sedative effect on human body, and has good curative effect on patients with neurasthenia, insomnia, psychosis, hypertension, heart disease and sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage. When the temperature of the pool water is 40℃-43℃, it is called high temperature bath. At this time, it has an exciting effect on human body, a good effect on heart and blood vessels, and a curative effect on relieving pain, treating neuralgia, rheumatism and gastrointestinal diseases. At the same time, it can also improve physical fitness, enhance resistance and prevent diseases.
2, the role of water pressure and buoyancy: when soaking in hot springs, water exerts pressure on the human body, and the chest and abdominal cavity are compressed, which affects the circulatory organs and respiratory functions, and has the effect of diuresis and treatment of edema. The buoyancy effect of water on human body makes people lose weight. People who can't walk underground are more convenient to move in the water. Soaking in hot springs is of great significance to the rehabilitation of patients with hemiplegia, motor paralysis and rheumatism.
What should the elderly pay attention to when soaking in hot springs?
1, step by step
Put your hand into the hot spring pool to try the water temperature. If it feels right, soak your legs first, slowly soak your lower body below your heart, and then let your upper body completely soak in water after getting used to it. Get up slowly when you leave the pool, and get used to leaving the pool again.
2. Choose a suitable medicine pool for soaking.
Some hot spring pools are filled with all kinds of traditional Chinese medicine, so you should soak them selectively according to your physical condition. It is best to soak in pure spring water, which is mild, colorless and tasteless, can help blood circulation and relieve pain, and is very suitable for elderly friends.
3, the time should not be too long
The water temperature in the hot spring is above 38 degrees Celsius. When the body is soaked in water, sweat cannot evaporate, which may lead to "heatstroke" over time. Moreover, substances in the water will penetrate into the human body, causing wrinkles and edema in the panel. The best time to soak in hot springs is 15 to 20 minutes, and it is best to get up in the middle 1 2 times.
4. It is not advisable to steam sauna after soaking in hot springs.
After soaking in hot springs, minerals and negative ions in the water have just been absorbed by the body. If you take a sauna immediately, the beneficial minerals on your body are easily discharged with sweat, and you may have dry mouth and dizziness.
5. Replenish water in time
Drink plenty of boiled water before soaking in hot springs. Because people's panel pores will all open during soaking, they will sweat a lot and lose water. If it is not replenished in time, it is easy to dehydrate.
Step 6 take a bath with clean water
In order to prevent the panel from being affected by acidic or alkaline substances in the spring water, you should immediately take a bath with clear water after soaking in the hot spring, rinse the residual minerals on the panel, and dry the water with a towel to avoid catching cold.
Which old people can't soak in hot springs?
As we all know, hot spring is a leisure project, which has health care function and is a good thing. However, hot springs cannot cure all diseases, and they are not suitable for everyone, especially the elderly.
1, some old Chinese medicine practitioners think that people over 75 should not soak in hot springs, even if they are in good health.
2, people with acute diseases can not soak in hot springs, such as you are having a fever, or suffering from pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, otitis media and so on. There is inflammation all over the body, so don't soak it. Even if you have recovered now, don't soak in hot springs.
3. People who have had heart disease or cerebrovascular disease, whether old or middle-aged, do not advocate soaking in hot springs. Even if you have recovered now, don't soak in hot springs. Because if you soak in some hot springs with higher temperature, such as 43℃, the human body will sweat a lot, which will lead to faster heartbeat and increased oxygen consumption of the heart, which is easy to induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
4. When soaking in hot springs, the temperature of human body will rise, and the temperature will drop after the water comes out. One cold and one hot will cause blood vessels to expand and contract in a short time. These are risk factors for stroke and myocardial infarction.
There are some frail old people, such as patients with liver disease and gastrointestinal diseases. Soaking in hot springs will speed up metabolism and fatigue. At the same time, elderly people suffering from eczema, dermatitis, allergies and particularly dry panels should not soak in hot springs.
The benefits of hot springs for the elderly