How often after a working day, spent on heels, we want to put the legs in cool water to give them a little rest. But the effect will be much better if you immerse tired limbs, not just in a basin of water, but in a special foot bath with a massager. But, as well as which is better to choose a foot bath, let's try to figure it out together.
How to choose a foot bath?
How to use an electric bath for feet of questions, probably, at anybody will not arise, and here what a bath the best of assortment of similar capacities the question not idle time. In any case, the foot bath should be heated, otherwise instead of relaxing you will constantly change the water. Well, you need to choose the options that you would like to see in your foot bath, depending on the purpose you are pursuing.
- Vibromassage. It helps to relax the strained muscles, and also has a beneficial effect on the walls of the vessels. Has a positive effect on the entire body through acupuncture points located on the feet.
- Infrared mode. In addition to the water effect, such a bath will also rejuvenate the legs with warmth, which affects the elasticity of muscles. And many are saved by such trays during the cold season, replacing them with standard steaming in hot water.
- Bubble massage . Very often, these baths are called "pearl" because of the beautiful kind of water produced during the operation of such a bath. In addition to the general effect of massage, dipping the legs in such a bath will allow the correct supply of oxygen to the skin of the feet.
- Contrast mode. With it, alternately, the cold or hot water is supplied. Such baths will be useful to those who decided to do hardening. Still so it is possible not bad to strengthen walls of vessels.
- Additional massage rollers. Most often there are special medical baths, which are used for the prevention or treatment of diseases. For example, the respiratory system.
- Built-in containers for essential oils. Such an addition will be to the liking of those who are crazy about aromatherapy.
- The possibility of using a bathtub without water. Yes, this is also there, and this function gives a wider range of use of the foot bath, for example, as a massager. After all, you do not always want to dunk your feet in the water.
- The possibility of making baths with salt or herbal decoctions. Coatings not all the baths will respond in a friendly manner to sea salt or broths of herbs, so if you plan on using the bathtub in this way, see the instructions. Most often this information is indicated there.
- Nozzles for pedicure. If there is a desire to facilitate this procedure, then it is worth paying attention to those models in which the nozzles rotate automatically. For example, a nozzle for peeling from a cork. But keep in mind that the bathtub, where this nozzle rotates mechanically will be cheaper than those that have an automatically rotating nozzle.
Well and except these basic functions, it is necessary to pay attention to a couple of important points. Namely, we choose a hydromassage foot bath with non-slip legs, with special protection from splashes and a cord retractable into a special compartment.
Contraindications
The use of hydromassage footbaths is not so much fun as a physiotherapy procedure, and as with any procedure there are a number of contraindications. These are open wounds on the legs, fungal lesions, allergies, muscle injuries. Consultation of a doctor before using whirlpools is necessary for those who have circulatory disorders, vascular disease, diabetes, cancer, varicose veins, thrombosis or joint pain. Also, with great care are recommended to use such trays for pregnant women and people with a violation of the sensitivity of nerve endings on the legs.