The ancient sea is very rich in various minerals, which are used in medical practice and sanatorium treatment. The most interesting are bischofite baths - indications and contraindications to the procedure, the effectiveness of such therapy, the effect on the body as a whole has not yet been studied thoroughly.
What is a bischofite bath?
Bishofit is a natural complex of magnesium ions (the predominant majority), calcium, sodium, chlorine, bromine and iodine. The combination of these trace elements determines the healing properties of the mineral.
The bath with bischofite is prepared either from a concentrated solution or from a dry material. At the same time, mineralization of the raw liquid should be at least 330 g / l.
What helps bischofite baths?
The procedures considered are effective for treating diseases of virtually all body systems:
- cardiovascular;
- nervous;
- musculoskeletal;
- urogenital.
Moreover, bischofite well helps with depressive phenomena, anxiety, stress. Mineral is also used to eliminate insomnia, return vivacity, general health promotion.
Indications for bischofite bath
The course of procedures is prescribed for the following diseases:
- hormonal disorders;
- thyrotoxicosis ;
- climacteric syndrome;
- inflammation of the ovaries and appendages;
- arthrosis;
- Bechterew's disease;
- injuries;
- osteochondrosis;
- arthritis;
- hypertension (1-2 degrees);
- circulatory failure at an early stage;
- ischemia of the heart;
- postinfarction cardiosclerosis;
- Renovascular hypertension;
- angina pectoris of 1 and 2 classes;
- vegetative vascular syndrome;
- lesions of roots of nerves;
- reflex disorders;
- neurosis;
- neurocircular dystonia;
- unexplained arteriosclerosis of cerebral vessels;
- asthenoneurotic symptom complex;
- pain syndrome in cerebral palsy;
- obliterating endarteritis;
- diabetic foot ;
- muscular contracture;
- atherosclerosis of the vessels of the extremities.
Contraindications to bischofite baths
Despite all the benefits of the described physiotherapy, the procedure can not be used if there is an individual intolerance to one of the microelements in the bischofite. Also it is not recommended to take baths during exacerbation of chronic diseases, inflammatory processes on the skin surface, with manifestations of bromism or iodism.