Thalassotherapy

The thalassotherapy is a complex of procedures which are based on use of sea water, dirt, silt, seaweed and air in the cosmetic and medical purposes.

The term of thalassotherapy was introduced by the French doctor de La Bonnardier in 1867 for the first time, however, British became ancestors of a morelecheniye. The doctor Richard Russell from Great Britain covered advantages of sea water in treatment of gout in the thesis written in 1753. After them the works of thalassotherapy were devoted by outstanding doctors, scientists and physiologists with world names, having recognized high therapeutic value not only sea water, but also set of all other factors of a morelecheniye.

The main components of therapeutic and preventive influence of thalassotherapy are:

• Sea water;
• Seaweed;
• Sea dirt;
• Air.

Procedures of thalassotherapy: treatment by sea water

Sea water is a richest source of irreplaceable microelements: magnesium, iodine, calcium, potassium, sulfur, copper, iron, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, bromine, manganese and many others. By a scientific way it is proved that the active components which are contained in sea water are acquired by an organism almost completely that its mineral composition is almost identical to structure of a human blood plasma. At the same time, the human body has unique ability "to take" those microelements which it needs at present from sea water.

It is considered that, in comparison with fresh, sea water increases exchange function of skin more than for 25%, making reflex impact on functions of a thyroid gland, adrenal glands, a hypophysis, gonads. Physical muscular activity when swimming or gymnastic exercises strengthens the oxidizing processes happening in fabrics, at the same time combustion of sugar and fat sharply increases, the diuresis raises, blood circulation is recovered. This function of sea water allows to get rid quickly of fatty accumulation and cellulitis, to make skin more elastic and smooth.

Swimming in sea water as part of thalassotherapy, well affects cardiovascular and nervous systems, develops a musculoskeletal system, accelerates a metabolism. Especially swimming loadings are shown to unexercised people with the disturbances of a bearing expressed by hypodynamia signs and also to the weakened patients.

Treatment by seaweed

Seaweed - the main link of thalassotherapy comprising more than 150 the person of microelements, useful to health. Use in practice of thalassotherapy of algas plays a key role in preventive medicine and cosmetology.

Algas (according to reviews, in thalassotherapy the crushed seaweed and a sheet sea laminaria are used) render double effect on a human body:

• Promote removal of fatty deposits, slags, toxins and excess liquid;
• Enrich skin with nutritious components.

As a result of this procedure of thalassotherapy hypostases leave, body capacities considerably decrease, getting the tightened silhouette, visible manifestations of extensions and cellulitis decrease, overall health improves.

Treatment by algas is irreplaceable not only in cosmetology, allowing to fight effectively against age changes of skin, but also as recovery therapy after the postponed injuries, operations (including, plastic), childbirth.

Algal wrappings are the standard type of thalassotherapy offered by most day spa.

Treatment by sea dirt

The medical effect of such procedure of thalassotherapy as mud cure, is reached thanks to high therapeutic activity of the peloid (mud rainfall) of biogenic components which are a part: compounds of nitrogen, carbon, sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, iron.

Use of sea dirt is reasonable at many otorhinolaryngological, eye, surgical and skin diseases, however the thalassotherapy dirt found the broadest application in cosmetology. Mineral composition of sea dirt improves blood circulation of skin, getting deeply into a time and clearing them from within. Cosmetic procedures on the basis of mud masks and wrappings help with fight against extensions, "orange-peel", excess weight and symptoms of presenilation of skin.

Indications to thalassotherapy

The thalassotherapy, according to patients is the set of pleasant recreational and preventive procedures appointed to both absolutely healthy people, and patients with full-fledged compensatory opportunities of an organism at heart diseases and vessels, respiratory, nervous, endocrine systems, a musculoskeletal system.

Such procedure of thalassotherapy as mud cure, allows to get rid of inflammatory gynecologic diseases, the disturbances connected with the reduced level of sex hormones (gipoestrogeniya), adhesive desease of bodies of a small pelvis, insufficiency of function of ovaries, tube infertility.

Results of thalassotherapy are:

• Moistening and recovery of skin;
• Elimination of excess weight and cellulitis;
• Clarification of an organism;
• Improvement of exchange processes, blood circulation recovery;
• Positive impact on a nervous system, resistance to stress, recovery of a dream.

Contraindications to thalassotherapy

In responses to thalassotherapy the following contraindications to a morelecheniye are specified:

• Infectious diseases;
• Pneumonia, pleurisy, bronchial pneumonia;
• Active tuberculosis;
• The increased body temperature;
• Stenocardia, disturbance of cordial compensation, ciliary arrhythmia, mitral stenosis;
• The expressed atherosclerosis;
• Extreme exhaustion of an organism;
• Disorder of function of a thyroid gland;
• Allergy to iodine.