Healing with water is a common practice today. The benefits of such procedures were discovered in ancient times. At that time, the water was considered healing and healing.
Now this method of recovery is in great demand due to its availability and low cost. Of all the hydrotherapeutic procedures, the most common is the shower. There are several types of it. A shower, as a kind of hydrotherapy, can be: needle, Scottish, ascending, circular, and so on. Each is used to treat certain diseases. Almost all types of shower are used for cosmetic purposes. Ascending is an exception. This type is used purely in medical.
What is the procedure
Rising shower - this is the effect on the body of a jet of water, the temperature and pressure of which is regulated by a specialist depending on the disease. This type of hydrotherapy has a second name (perineal) due to the fact that the jet of liquid is directed precisely at this part of the human body.
The procedure is carried out as followsway:
- A person sits on a special chair.
- Water of a certain temperature and required pressure is turned on from below. These indicators depend on the disease.
- After a period of time prescribed by the attending physician, the water is turned off. The procedure is considered completed.
The rising shower is done with hot and cold water. The first option is used to heat the perineum. This is necessary for inflammatory processes of the female genital organs, proctitis and others. With a cold or slightly warm jet of water, an ascending shower is carried out for the purpose of cooling. This version of the procedure is used in the treatment of impotence. Water irritates the skin in the perineal area, and this stimulates the nerve endings inside.
Rising shower: indications
As already mentioned, this type of hydrotherapy is used exclusively for medical purposes. It is used for healing, prevention and in the post-morbid period.
The rising shower is used for gynecological and urological diseases. The main diseases treated by the procedure include:
- Impotence
- Fishes in the rectum.
- Hemorrhoids.
- Chronic constipation.
- Childlessness.
- Irregular menstruation.
- Diseases of the female genital organs.
- Urinary incontinence.
- Proctitis.
Rising shower: contraindications
There are no age restrictions for a medical procedure. The ascending shower is used in the treatment of both children and the elderly. Even thisthe procedure does not have any specific contraindications.
It is important to consult with your doctor before undergoing this type of hydrotherapy, as there are still cases in which it is undesirable to conduct an ascending shower.
Contraindications:
- Severe stages of diseases of internal organs.
- Bleeding.
- Temperature above normal.
- Infectious diseases.
- Oncological diseases.
- Diseases of the epidermis.
- Tuberculosis.
- Hypertension.
Home procedure
Rising shower can be done by yourself. But to do this, as in the case of any other medical procedure that you are going to carry out at home, should be started only after consulting a specialist. After all, only the attending physician will be able to calculate the correct temperature and the required duration of the jet exposure to the body.
Most often, a soft hose is used for the rising shower, the water pressure from which is directed to the perineum. The duration of this medical procedure at home should not exceed five minutes in any case.
