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PHLEBOLOGY
Hydrotherapy
Walking
course:
Submerged to the pelvis, the guest walks in a pool; bumps on the floor
massage the arches of the feet and jets of compressed air provide a gentle
upward massage of superficial veins - Time: 15 to 20 min
- Temperature: 28° - Effect:
facilitates venous return.
Baths:
Deep bathtubs allow trace elements from thermal water to penetrate
the skin.
Whirlpool baths:
Immersion in a 28° thermal bath modified by pressurized compressed
air. - Time: 10 min - Effect:
relaxes and soothes, softens tissues.
Jet baths:
Immersion in thermal baths, with massages from pressurized water jets
on side walls of tub. - Time: 10 min - Temperature:
30° - Effect: drains veinous stasis, cleanses
non-painful ulcers.
Carbon dioxide baths:
Immersion in a thermal bath charged with carbon dioxide - Time: 10
min - Temperature: 28° - Effect: reduces oedemas, improves trophicity of tissues
and arterial micro-circulation.
Limb spray:
Filiform shower pointed on lower limbs - Time: 10 min
- Temperature: 28° - Effect:
improves functional disorders and reduces infiltration.
Massages
Under
a spray line
of thermal water:
Administered by certified physical therapists - Time: 10 min
- Temperature: 28° - Effect:
softens tissues, reduces oedemas.
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