In our series on Natural remedies of Diabetes Treatment, we will now cover the benefits of Cold Hip Bath and Neutral Hip Bath
Cold hip bath – benefits for diabetes
- This treatment involves only the hips and abdominal region below the navel.
- It is one of the most useful forms of hydrotherapy.
- Cold hipbath is very beneficial for diabetes.
- It reduces obesity, helps organs of elimination to function properly and relieves constipation and indigestion.
- A different type of tub maybe used for cold hip bath.
- The tub is filled with enough water (around 4 to 6 liters) so that the hips and lower abdomen up-to the navel are immersed in water when you sit in the tub.
- Rest your back on one side of the tub and let legs hang out on the other side.
- A common tub maybe used if the special tub is not available.
- But you have to place some support under one end to elevate it by 8 to 10 centimeters.
- The legs should be adjusted in such a manner, so that no pressure is exerted on the muscles, ligament and blood vessels of knee region.
- Then a coarse wet cloth is used to rub abdomen briskly below navel region.
- But remember that during and after bath, the upper portion of the body and legs and feet are kept completely dry.
- The duration of the bath is around 10 minutes.
- The temperature of water should be maintained between 10 to 18 degrees centigrade.
- Patients who are weak can take this bath for 5 minutes.
- If the patient feels cold, then hot foot immersion can be conducted simultaneously.
- After cold hipbath the patient should undergo moderate exercising to warm the body.
NEUTRAL HIP BATH
- In neutral hipbath lower abdomen & hips are immersed in water for about 20 minutes to 1 hour.
- Tepid water with temperature between 32 to 36 degree centigrade is used for this purpose.
- No friction or rubbing in involved in this method.
- Neutral hipbath is soothing and sedative in nature.
- It also helps relieve all acute and sub-acute inflammatory conditions such as acute catarrh of the bladder and urethra and sub-acute inflammation in uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries.
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