Russian Steam Bath
An amazing treatment when given with tender love and care. A heating procedure that assists the body in the elimination of toxins and doubles the white blood count
Uses
- Increase white blood cell activity
- Fatigue
- Boost the immune system
- Tension & anxiety
- Assist the body in fighting infection
- Shingles
- Onset of colds or flu
- Lymes’ disease
- Increase blood pressure
- Hypertension – short duration
- Detoxification/elimination
- Diabetes – short duration
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Menopausal symptoms
- To stimulate body functions
- Arthritis
- Relaxation
- Cancer
- Hypothyroidism
- Autoimmune diseases (Exception: MS)
- Increase body temperature & metabolism
- Muscle & joint pain
Items Needed
- Tea kettle & hot plate
- Plastic or wooden chair
- Plastic sheeting or shower curtain
- 1 Blanket
- Hot foot bath (5 gal bucket or container ½ full with 103° water to start, then warm up to 106-110°, depending on tolerance to heat)
- Cold compress (small container with cold water & 2 medium-sized towels)
- 2 towels
- Cold procedure items
Treatment Procedure
- Pray and ask God to bless the treatment.
- Explain the procedure/have them use the bathroom.
- Have everything ready – tea kettle steaming under chair.
- Have person sit in well padded and draped chair.
- Put their feet carefully into the hot foot bath.
- Cover person that foot bath with plastic sheeting or shower curtain and blanket
- Adjust tea kettle spout so as not to burn person’s skin.
- Offer water before and after procedure.
- Put a cold compress around the neck and another on the head, change often
- Duration of the treatment 7-30 minutes. As tolerated.
- Have person rub his/her arms, legs, and abdomen to promote perspiration.
- Conclude treatment – remove plastic, lift feet out of hot foot bath and pour cold water over them and a cold procedure (cool shower 15-30, or cold mitten friction
- Dry thoroughly with a friction rub ( No friction for insomnia, anxiety, tension)
- Rest 30-60 minutes.
Cautions
- Diabetes – hot foot bath 103° or less – short treatments are best.
- Hypertension – if heart beats get above 120/minutes – lace an ice bag over the heart – short treatments to start – working up to long treatments.
- Multiple sclerosis (hot treatments are very debilitating).
Special Notes
- Hot herbal tea will assist in sweating.
- Rubbing the body during treatment will help the body to sweat and assist in exfoliation of skin – also will relieve feelings of nausea, weakness and dizziness.
- Treatment needs to be given on an empty stomach (2 hrs after a meal)
- If the head and neck are not kept cool during treatment – headache, fatigue and depression will be the result.
