Mud cure

Mud cure represents a treatment method by means of the dirt having curative properties.

Procedure history

Mud cure was applied since ancient times in Egypt, India, Greece and Rome. Pliny the Elder recorded use of curative dirt on the Crimean peninsula for treatment of various diseases. Lake Chokrak dirt on the Kerch Peninsula, and also silt mud of Neil about which in the treatises Claudius Galen in the 2nd century BC wrote enjoyed special popularity.

Therapeutic muds are organic formations of mineral type and are divided into peat, sopochny and silt types. These substances are vitamin-rich, salts, enzymes, biologically active components and gases.

Russia began to apply mud cure during resettlement of east people when salt reservoirs with deposits were found. Dirt contained iron sulfides, salts and various organic matters.

In the 19th century in Russia and other countries of Europe mud cure became the main medical procedure in sanatoria. In Odessa, Lipetsk, Anapa, Mineralnye Vody in the Caucasus and other cities sanatoria on site of mud stations opened.

Now mud cure becomes the popular procedure in beauty shops and the medical centers.

Indications to mud cure

Mud cure at the following diseases is shown:

• musculoskeletal system and bone structure – arthritis, rheumatism, polyarthritises of various type, spondylarthrites, changes, osteitises, a miositis, scoliosis, a bursitis, injuries of muscles and joints, osteomyelitis, etc.;
• nervous system – radiculitis, neuritis, a neurofibromyositis, disturbances in functioning of bodies of a nervous system, an injury of a spinal cord and its covers;
• respiratory system – bronchitis, asthma, infiltrate, commissures in a pectus, etc.;
• the alimentary system – gastritis, a peptic ulcer, postoperative commissures, colitis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, etc.;
• urinogenital system – hormonal disturbances, an endometritis, a metritis, prostatitis, an orchitis, sexual dysfunction;
• cardiovascular system – thrombophlebitis, myocarditis, arrhythmia.

Mud cure has positive reviews as the effective procedure directed to healing of wounds, keloid cicatrixes, scars and trophic ulcers.

Features and advantages of mud cure

Mud cure consists of three main components:

• mud skeleton which consists of salts of magnesium and calcium, sandy particles and clay;
• the mud solution consisting of organic acids, salt of a brine, decomposition of microflora of the estuary and useful microorganisms;
• complex of colloids – organic chemistry, a humus, etc.

Mud cure allows to render temperature, chemical and mechanical influence of medical character on an organism. Deep penetration and the directed impact on the pathological center of a disease, and also its complex treatment results.

When overlaying dirt on skin and a further wrapping of a body part a special film the organism passes two phases of treatment – neuro chemical and reflex. Nervous receptors are irritated, and excitement of the central nervous system after which the metabolism is normalized is carried out.

Mud cure has good responses as the productive medical technique directed to blood circulation strengthening, saturation of an organism by oxygen and improvement of sokratitelny ability of a myocardium.

After carrying out a course of procedures arterial pressure is normalized, the urination improves, functioning of the autonomic nervous system is stabilized.

Contraindications

Mud cure is contraindicated at oncological diseases, tuberculosis, exacerbations of chronic diseases, acute infections and the progressing inflammatory processes, a hypertension, gynecologic diseases of infectious character, internal bleedings, diseases of blood and toxicosis.

Also mud cure is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

With care mud cure is appointed at a serious illness of cardiovascular system, a renal and liver failure, mental disorders.