Salt baths

ELAINE55555

Anyone read today's article in the express regarding salt baths? Think I might give it a try!

valval

ELAINE55555 wrote:

Anyone read today's article in the express regarding salt baths? Think I might give it a try!

no missed it but they say black sea great for arthiritis so should help let me know val

marrianne

But do they sell it at Tesco :?: I have always put salt in the bath for any problems its a safe and cheap antiseptic,if in doubt always bathe with salt water.I didnt see the program .Marrianne

marrianne

marrianne wrote:

But do they sell it at Tesco :?: I have always put salt in the bath for any problems its a safe and cheap antiseptic,if in doubt always bathe with salt water.I didnt see the program .Marrianne

.....Sorry Elaine ,I mean in the express

frogmorton

I missed it too

We have brine baths near us here - I haven't ever tried them myself, but know folks who do

Toni xxx

barbara12

Thanks Elaine
I will go and have a look, I am willing to try anything, like Marianne. I put salt in the bath for healing any wounds or bites.

babytiger

Oh that sounds good but never seen it either, like Baebara though I use salt in bath for bites and cuts

salamander

I read the article. There have been no human trials, unfortunately, yet just on mice. Whether it was mice with arthritis is not clear!

Soretoe2

I was reading this post when it reminded me of treatment I had when I was about 12 in Ireland. (I mention that because I think it couldn't have happened anywhere else, no disrepect intended I assure you).
I would go to the local hospital where a nurse put my feet on to electrical pads in a basin of cold salty water, then turned the current on....
My feet would be catapulted out of the basin by the shock and my nurse would grab them and shove them back on the pads and turn the current down a bit and threaten me with seriously scary stuff if I did that again.
I used to go home on the bus with feet and legs shaking like electric eels and my hair standing on end.
I think it was supposed to be theraputic.
Though I have read that the Romans used to soak aching joints in warm salt baths for relief. So I'd give it a go but would advise against adding an electric current! Joy

Tubby

Gosh Joy, electric treatment! I stood in the sea a couple of weeks ago and let the cold salt water cool my limbs. It was lovely but don't think I would want to add electricity :!:

elnafinn

AC via FB:


http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/347308/Arthritis-new-way-to-battle-the-agony

elnafinn

AC via FB

If you are interested, here is the full information from Manchester University regarding bathing in salt or mineral waters.

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=8723#.UF1iEbYoIn0.facebook

stickywicket

Soretoe2 wrote:

I was reading this post when it reminded me of treatment I had when I was about 12 in Ireland. (I mention that because I think it couldn't have happened anywhere else, no disrepect intended I assure you).
I would go to the local hospital where a nurse put my feet on to electrical pads in a basin of cold salty water, then turned the current on....
My feet would be catapulted out of the basin by the shock and my nurse would grab them and shove them back on the pads and turn the current down a bit and threaten me with seriously scary stuff if I did that again.
I used to go home on the bus with feet and legs shaking like electric eels and my hair standing on end.
I think it was supposed to be theraputic.
Though I have read that the Romans used to soak aching joints in warm salt baths for relief. So I'd give it a go but would advise against adding an electric current! Joy

Oh it certainly could happen elsewhere, Joy. It was fairly standard treatment for arthritis in the feet/ankles in a local specialist hospital in the 70s & 80s, maybe 90s but they did start the current off very gently and build up gradually and I don't remember the water being icy cold. We did, however, all prefer the hot mud treatment

ELAINE55555

Stickywicket, that s so funny! Well I,m off up the town to see if I can get Dead Sea Mineral Salts. Anything is worth a try. Dont know if its a Scottish thing, but when we were wee we had to gargle with salt water for a sore throat.

Soretoe2

Good to hear that I wasn't alone, it was in the 60's and I've never met anyone else who had it done.
Mind you I still think my nurse was a sadist!
I loved the warm wax treatments though.
Happy Days....