1, the influence of hydrotherapy on human body
There are mainly temperature stimulation, mechanical stimulation and chemical stimulation. According to its usage, it can be divided into immersion bath, shower, jet bath, whirlpool bath, bubble bath and so on. According to its temperature, it can be divided into high temperature water bath, warm water bath, flat warm water bath and cold water bath; According to the drugs it contains, it can be divided into carbonic acid bath, turpentine bath, physiological saline bath and starch bath. During hydrotherapy, the temperature, method and medicine of the bath are determined according to the needs of the illness, such as high-temperature whole body starch immersion bath. Mineral spring bath is also a hydrotherapy, but it generally belongs to the category of recuperation. Immersion bath is often used to treat autonomic nervous dysfunction, neurosis, systemic dermatosis, arthritis and so on. Exercise in whirlpool bath is used to treat motor dysfunction and nervous system diseases, while shower, jet bath and cold water bath are mostly used to strengthen physical fitness.
Spa belongs to the category of physical therapy. Using water with different temperature, pressure and composition to act on the whole body or part of the human body in different forms and methods (soaking, washing, rubbing and washing) to prevent and treat diseases. Water has large specific heat and heat capacity, so it is easy to carry heat energy. There are two ways of heat transfer: conduction and convection. Besides heat transfer, water also has mechanical functions, such as buoyancy, pressure and the impact of water flow and water jet. Water can dissolve various substances and drugs, and these solutes can also play a therapeutic role. Spa can be used alone or in combination.
Hydrotherapy is simple, unlike drug therapy, which has many side effects, and unlike mineral spring therapy, which is limited by the place, environment and conditions of recuperation. Aromatic SPA Aromatic SPA, also known as Aromatic Spa, uses natural water resources combined with bathing, massage and aromatherapy to promote metabolism, meet the basic requirements of human hearing, smell, vision, taste, touch and meditation, and achieve a relaxed and carefree enjoyment.
SPA hydrotherapy has many functions, mainly including: constant temperature cooling, muscle relaxation, brain cell regeneration and resurrection, increasing blood oxygen, promoting heart function, promoting blood circulation, skin bleaching, cleaning pores, removing body odor, and removing aging cuticle of skin. Her principle is that through the alternate use of various hydrotherapy equipment, oxygen-rich water is absorbed and acupoints are massaged by hydrotherapy, so as to achieve the functions of treatment and health care and give people vitality and health.
2. Spa plays a therapeutic role.
The water temperature used for temperature stimulation is mostly higher or lower than the human body temperature. Cold and warm stimuli can make the human body have completely different reactions, and the response to cold stimuli is rapid and strong. But the response to warm stimulation is slow and not strong. The greater the difference between water temperature and body temperature, the stronger the reaction, the wider the temperature stimulation range and the larger the area, the stronger the stimulation, and the duration of action is directly proportional to the degree of reaction within a certain time range. For example, cold stimulation causes excitement in a short time and paralysis after a long time, while repeated application of temperature stimulation weakens the reaction. Therefore, the intensity of stimulation should be gradually increased during hydrotherapy to maintain adequate response.
Mechanical stimulation Spa contains many kinds of mechanical stimulation.
① Hydrostatic pressure stimulation: In ordinary bath, the hydrostatic pressure is 40~60g/cm. After taking a bath, patients feel a sense of oppression in the chest and abdomen, and they have some difficulty in breathing. They need to breathe hard to compensate and regulate gas metabolism. Hydrostatic pressure affects blood circulation and compresses blood vessels and lymphatic vessels on the body surface, which can promote the increase of body fluid reflux and cause the redistribution of body fluids in the body.
② Impact stimulation of water flow: shower, direct shower and needle shower all produce great mechanical stimulation. Clinically, 2~3 atmospheres of omni-directional water flow is used to impact the human body. At this time, mechanical stimulation is the main method, and the water temperature may be low, but it causes obvious vasodilation and excites the nervous system.
(3) Buoyancy: According to Archimedes' principle, an object immersed in water is subjected to an upward buoyancy (its size is equal to the weight of the same volume of water excluded by the object). Based on buoyancy, it is labor-saving to move in water. The weight lost by human body in water is about 9/ 10 of body weight. Bathing patients with bedsore, burn and polyneuritis can avoid the pressure of the body and exercise in the water with the help of the buoyancy of water. Patients with rigidity are more likely to move in water. Muscle spasms and atrophy can be treated by water gymnastics and massage.
3. What are the methods of hydrotherapy?
Medicinal bath can dissolve inorganic salts, aromatic drugs, irritating drugs and Chinese herbal medicines in fresh water and then take a water bath, which can replace natural mineral water bath and adjust the components in water as needed.
① Salt bath: salt is added to the fresh water bath for thickening, with the concentration of 1~2%, which has the functions of improving metabolism and strengthening the body, and is suitable for rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. 35% high concentration saline bath has a good short-term effect on psoriasis.
2 Turpentine bath: also known as aromatic bath, turpentine powder is added to the fresh water bath, and the bath water is light green and fragrant, which is mostly used in warm water bath. It has sedative effect and is often used for neurosis, polyneuritis, myalgia, etc. , which is dominant in the initial stage of hypertension.
③ Alkali bath: adding unrefined sodium bicarbonate to fresh water is called alkali bath. Calcium oxide and magnesium oxide can also be added at the same time. It has the functions of softening cutin and degreasing, and can be used for various skin diseases, and has certain curative effect on erythroderma (exfoliative dermatitis) and pityriasis rubra.
④ Traditional Chinese medicine bath: made into decoction according to TCM syndrome differentiation, and added into fresh water bath.
4. Initial steps
Step 1
Bath massage exfoliates, relieves tension and stimulates circulation.
When carrying out the procedure of HomeSpa, it is suggested to create the atmosphere and taste of the Spa first, which can be created by lighting and music. After that, you can put on loose clothes, light fragrant candles, and play music of the new era to awaken your vision, hearing and smell.
Then you can wash off the makeup and dust on your face, start shampooing, massage the whole head, relieve tension, stimulate circulation and relieve headaches. Wash your body with shower gel. When your skin is still slightly moist and soft, massage the whole body with exfoliating products and fingertips or bath sponge in a circular way to remove the old cutin.
Second step
Soak your feet and then soak your body and apply a mask.
First soak your feet in the bathtub with essential oil, and let the blood circulate from the soles of your feet. Then, soak yourself in hot water with bath oil, essential oil or bath salt at 35-40 degrees Celsius, take a deep breath slowly, gently rub every inch of skin, and relax cells through sensory stimulation of smell and touch. At this time, you can put a moisturizing mask on your face and let the nutrients go deeper through the introduction of steam.
Third step
Massage the body, remove fat, shape the body, and stick a nourishing film to protect the skin.
Then you can massage your body, lift your feet, and massage from the center of your feet along your calves and thighs to your heart, as well as your arms. As for your abdomen, you can give priority to circular massage, which has the effect of removing fat and shaping your body, and you can easily enjoy the leisure of taking a bath. 10 to 15 minutes later, get up, apply nourishing care film to your body and hair, and wrap your hair with cotton bath towel to make the care film easier to absorb.
Fourth step
Hydrating massage to stimulate lymphatic excretion of toxins
At this time, you can drink a cup of herbal tea and replenish water. After 10 to 15 minutes, rinse off the nursing film on your body and hair. Dry your body and give yourself a massage, whether it's your hands or feet. Massage the whole body with massage oil first, which can not only promote blood circulation, but also stimulate the lymphatic system to eliminate waste.
Conclusion: Spa is a fashionable and effective prescription for health care and beauty, which can not only meet the needs of office workers to relieve the fatigue of a day's work, but also carry out beauty care healthily and easily. Why not? Go and have a try.