It is known that sanatorium treatment with various water procedures often has greater effectiveness than standard conservative therapy. This applies to both medical and cosmetic fields. One of the interesting modern procedures is an underwater shower massage, which has a huge number of areas of use and positive effects.
What is useful for underwater shower massage?
To answer this question, you first need to consider the essence of the technique in question.
Before the procedure a person is placed in a bath filled with sea or ordinary water with the addition of herbal decoctions, tinctures, essential oils, biologically active substances in the form of therapeutic dry mixtures. This ensures complete relaxation of the body, all muscles. Then the massage itself is carried out by means of a hose with special nozzles. They allow you to change the pressure, head and temperature of the water jet. Depending on the diameter and shape of the nozzle, it is possible to exert a general (for the whole body) and local (on separate sites) impact.
The benefits of the underwater shower-massage procedure:
- improvement and intensification of all metabolic processes;
- elimination of puffiness and heaviness in the legs and feet;
- toning of muscular tissue and musculature;
- excretion of accumulated toxins from the body;
- cell saturation with oxygen;
- decreased reflex excitability;
- the removal of mental, emotional and physical stress;
- acceleration of lymph and blood flow, normalization of blood circulation;
- relief of pain syndromes of different origin;
- stimulation of subcutaneous fat digestion;
- reduction of propensity to spasms;
- activation of protective properties of the immune system;
- improvement of mobility of joints;
- general strengthening of the body, increasing its tone.
In cosmetology this technology is used to solve the following problems:
- excess weight;
- cellulite;
- presence of adhesions, scars and scars;
- stretch marks;
- flaccid, flaccid skin.
After several shower-massage sessions the body is transformed, the figure becomes more refined. The skin thus acquires elasticity, elasticity, its turgor raises.
Indications and contraindications to underwater soul massage
Apparently, the presented procedure has a large number of useful properties for promoting health and maintaining natural beauty. They cause the main indications for an underwater soul-massage:
- insomnia and other violations of the rest regime;
- pathological weakness of muscle tissue;
- chronic fatigue syndrome ;
- intoxication of the body;
- venous stasis, thrombi;
- disturbances of the lymph current;
- swelling;
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
- previously received injuries and the need for rehabilitation after them;
- bowel dysfunction;
- pathology of the nervous system in the peripheral department;
- change in fat metabolism;
- hypertension at the first stage of development;
- transferred plastic surgery;
- climacteric syndrome;
- vegetovascular dystonia ;
- overweight;
- trophic ulcers with sluggish healing;
- dermatological diseases at the stage of remission;
- cellulite;
- presence of scars and scars.
Contraindications to the underwater soul-massage:
- varicose veins on the legs;
- chronic rheumatic polyarthritis;
- thrombophlebitis;
- open wounds on the skin;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- pregnancy;
- urolithiasis disease;
- the course of acute inflammatory processes, both on the skin and in internal organs;
- hypertension 2-3 degrees;
- circulatory disorders in the brain tissue;
- infectious diseases;
- oncological pathologies.