Massage shower: process description, healing properties,

Massage shower for the bathroom is an excellent preventive measure for many diseases, it allows to solve problems associated with overweight and chronic fatigue, has a healing effect on the nervous and circulatory systems. In this article we will look at various types of hydromassage, including those that are possible only in specialized institutions, and those that can be used at home.

Option number 1: Charcot's shower

To start talking about hydro massage is with Charcot's douche, which has been used for medical purposes since the 19th century and is a shock-type water procedure performed by special equipment.

Process description

The instruction assumes the creation of two jets directed alternately to different areas of the body and having the following parameters:

The duration of the procedure is usually from one to five minutes, and the entire course most often does not exceed twenty repetitions, after which the body needs rest.

All of the above indicators can be changed by the attending doctor in accordance with your health, as this type of massage has a significant burden that can harm in the presence of cardiovascular pathologies, certain skin diseases, pregnancy and varicose veins.

Tip: do not rush to believe the advertising slogans of beauty salons, and especially sellers of home equipment. Charcot's douche has a rather complicated and specific device and should be used only in the individual direction of your treating doctor. So, outside the walls of medical institutions, you may face a fake or harm your health due to the lack of a professional approach.

Medicinal properties

Charcot's shower has a lot of positive effects:

• Provides oxygen to muscle tissue and skin, which stimulates the circulatory and lymphatic systems;
• Provides thermal and mechanical irritation of the skin, thereby improving blood circulation, the exchange of things and accelerates the resorption of foci of inflammation.
• Splits fats, helps get rid of cellulite formations.
• Raises the tone and mood.
• Eliminates the tension of vertebral muscles.

• It gives elasticity to muscles, which is especially useful for people involved in sports.
• Eliminates the signs of aging skin, making it fresh and toned.

It should also be noted that the combination of underwater shower + massage of Charcot's douche works perfectly, as a result of which these two procedures are appointed in the complex.

Option number 2: underwater shower-massage

This type of hydromassage is possible both in the wellness center and at home. To carry out the procedure at home, you will need special equipment, the device of which we will consider with you:

Device design

The price of such a device is quite high, so you should handle it with extreme caution. Its function consists in the following: it draws in the liquid filling the bath, and under pressure releases it into the person receiving the procedure. (See also the article Tropical Rain Lake Shower: Features.)

Exploitation

1. Fill the bath with water.
2. Add a decoction of herbs, sea salt, essential oils or another ingredient in accordance with your preferences or other factors.

1. Immerse the water inlet pipe.
2. We go in the bath and take a comfortable position.
3. About five minutes we get used to a wet environment, relaxing.
4. Then turn on the device, after which the circulation of the liquid begins.
5. With our own hands, we direct the jet nozzle to various parts of the body, massaging them.

Tip: It is recommended to perform the procedure together, so that the second person standing next to the bathtub controls the nozzle. This will allow to hydromassage even those areas that are difficult or even impossible to reach, besides, maximum relaxation will be achieved.

1. During the procedure, you can change the intensity of the pressure and its temperature to achieve the best effect.

The time of taking such a shower usually varies from fifteen minutes to one hour, after which some redness of the skin and an increase in body temperature are possible. The whole complex consists of 15-20 procedures. After six months, you can renew them.

Additionally, a special shower-massage brush can be used, which most gently handles skin irritated by hydro-massage. (See also the article Installing a Shower Stall: Features.)

Previously it is important to familiarize yourself with the indications and contraindications for taking an underwater shower-massage:

Indications

It should be noted that the adoption of the described procedures is useful and pleasant for everyone, but in particular they will help in case of the following health problems:

• Violation of the functions of the musculoskeletal system.
• Vegetative vascular dystonia.
• Hypertension first degree.
• Obesity and the presence of cellulite.
• The lack of elasticity of the skin and muscle tissue.
• Nervous system disorders.

Contraindications

It is also necessary to know and those cases when the use of an underwater shower-massage is undesirable:

• Acute infectious diseases.
• Increased body temperature.
• Skin diseases.
• The presence of kidney stones.
• Ischemic disease of the second and third degree.

Option number 3: Alekseev shower

This type of hydromassage equipment is quite acceptable for home use. In fact, this is a kind of massage shower head, which instead of crumbly drops creates resistant jets of submillimeter section with high kinetic energy. This is due to the special structure:

Device

The mesh openings of such a whirlpool device are not cylindrical, as in a conventional watering can, but a tapered shape. The input section of each channel is 5 mm, and the output - 0.6 mm. The force of the pressure formed is such that the jets move strictly in a straight line, without changing their trajectory, at least five meters. Dos Alekseev can be safely called the home analogue of the Charcot's soul discussed above.

Exploitation

Alekseeva's shower is installed elementary, for this it is required only to unscrew the old watering can and fasten the device itself to its place. Then you can perform a full body massage.

Here is a description of the processing of certain zones:

• Back. Drive the device until you feel a pleasant relaxation. This will relieve tension, fatigue and improve blood circulation.
  

• Stomach. Carry out a circular motion clockwise at a distance of at least half a meter from the body. This procedure contributes to weight loss and normalization of the gastrointestinal tract.

• Spawn. The movement of the jets from the bottom up is an excellent prevention of varicose veins.

Conclusion

Hydromassage equipment can be both exclusively medical and domestic. In any case, it can have a tremendous health effect on your body.

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