Carbon acid bath - "wet" and "dry" (gas bath with carbon dioxide) is a therapeutic bath which has a beneficial effect mainly on the circulatory system. Therefore, the indication for its use are, inter alia, problems with hypertension. Check in which other diseases you can use carbonic acid baths and what exactly they have properties.

Carbon acid bathishealing bath , in which carbonic water (over 400 mg of carbon dioxide per liter of water) or sorrel ( more than 1000 mg of carbon dioxide per liter of water). This type of water can come from natural sources (such is the case in spas) or be produced artificially. In the latter case, the water is enriched with carbon dioxide in special saturators. In addition, there arecarbonic acid baths"wet" and"dry"( carbon dioxide gas ).

Carbonic acid baths: action

During the carbon dioxide bath, the carbon dioxide bubbles irritate the skin receptors. Thus, its microcirculation increases. During such a bath, the heart rate usually decreases, while its minute capacity increases, which means that the cardiovascular efficiency improves.

Carbonic acid baths have a temperature of 32-34 degrees C, which is below body temperature.

A series of carbonic acid baths also lowers blood pressure in people, but - as some experts argue - only in people with elevated blood pressure. Other researchers claim that lowering blood pressure occurs not only in patients struggling with hypertension, but also in those whose blood pressure is normal.

In addition, during the carbon dioxide bath, the carbon dioxide absorbed by the skin forces the lungs to hyperventilate (this is a condition in which the patient suddenly begins to breathe quickly and deeply), which improves the oxygen balance.

Another benefit of carbonic acid baths is better tissue oxidation and nourishment.

Important

Excessive inhalation of carbon dioxide, which is floating above the water surface, can be harmful. Therefore, during the bath, special bathtub covers are used, which separate the placenta's heads from the vapors and adequately ventilate the room where the treatment takes place.

Carbonic acid baths - indications

Wdue to the properties of carbonic acid baths, they are indicated in the course of diseases such as:

  • cardiovascular diseases: arteriovenous-lymphatic disorders, hypertension (period I and II), atherosclerosis and arterial adhesions in period I and II of the disease
  • Raynaud's disease
  • motor organ overload diseases
  • rheumatic diseases
  • neurovegetative dystonia

Carbonic acid bath is recommended for patients who, for various reasons, cannot use the wet bath or have problems getting into the bathtub.

Carbonic acid bath - what is it?

A "wet" carbonic acid bath lasts on average 6-12 minutes. It is performed 3-4 times a week. A series of 12-15 treatments should not be exceeded.

The "dry" bath looks different. It takes place in rooms where the level of floating carbon dioxide does not exceed one meter above the floor, or in special wooden (or plastic) chambers. It is absorbed through the skin and causes the same reactions that occur during a "wet" bath.

Dry carbonic acid bath (gas with carbon dioxide)

The so-calledcarbon dioxide dry bath( carbon dioxide gas ), in which the same substance is used, but without water. Both "wet" and "dry" carbonic acid baths lower blood pressure and heart rate after a series of treatments. However, according to some studies,gas bathlowers these parameters also immediately after the treatment. In turn, immediately after the completion of the "wet" bath, a slight increase in pressure and heart rate was observed, which is explained by the action of hydrostatic pressure of water. However, despite the initial increase in heart rate, no changes in its value are observed after a series of wet bath treatments in he althy and hypertensive patients.

Bibliography:

1. Kasprzak W., Mańkowska A.,Physical therapy, spa medicine and SPA , Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL, Warsaw 20082. Wójcik P., Tomczak H.,Assessment of the impact of artificial carbonic acid baths on the cardiovascular system , Acta Balneologica 2010, L II, 1

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