If you are interested in water procedures, but such intense types as the Charcot shower or circular shower cause fear, think about recording on course of Vichy shower procedures: lying under flowing and gently massaging jets of water, you will be able to fully relax and improve your mood.
Water for this shower is used in a variety of types - both ordinary tap water, and softened, and sea, and thermal or other.
In the original version of the Vichy shower is performed with thermal water, but other types of water also give a good result.
History
People have learned about the beneficial qualities of water and its positive impact on beauty and health in ancient times. Thanks to pacifying water procedures, the body relaxes, the general condition of the body improves, the metabolism comes back to normal. Noticing that with a change in the water temperature, its pressure and the duration of the intake, an ordinary shower can turn into a healing procedure, hydrotherapy was created. One of the options for water therapy is the Vichy shower.
The name of Vichy's shower was received thanks to the French resort of the same name. Even in ancient Rome it became known that the waters in this city have curative effects. The resort became particularly famous in the 19th century due to its thermal procedures.
The soul of Vichy has another name - a filiform shower. It is associated with the Latin word filiforms, meaning "similar to the thread", because the streams of such a soul are very similar to thin threads. Now Vichy shower is prescribed in spa-institutions and medical institutions offering hydrotherapy and wellness-services.
On the types of the soul, read our other article.
Types
Depending on the type of execution, such a shower happens:
- rain-like - the water supply is carried out in the form of separate falling jets;
- needle - water is supplied by thin jets under low pressure, while visually it looks like a needle;
- dust - the water supply is carried out in the form of water dust( the diameter of the drops is less than half a millimeter), so this version of the Vichy shower is considered the most pleasant.
You can also alternate a cold and hot shower, depending on the desired effect. Both temperature and pressure can change even during one session, which contributes to better outflow of lymph and improvement of oxygen metabolism in the skin.
Indications
So, who will benefit from Vichy shower?
- First of all, the course is worth going through every woman caring for her skin. If you care about your own body and want to improve the look of the skin, this hydroprocedure will be a good choice.
- Also this shower should be made one of the items of the complex for weight reduction and correction of the disturbed metabolism.
- Since the Vichy shower has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and promotes relaxation, is recommended for sleep disorders, irritability, nervousness, stress.
- The general strengthening effect of the of this type of shower is used in fitness and sports medicine, because this procedure contributes to a more rapid recovery.
Contraindications
Vichy shower is prohibited when:
- severe internal diseases;
- malignant neoplasms;
- blood diseases;
- infectious diseases;
- with a tendency to bleeding and rashes not the body.
- during pregnancy;
- during critical days.
If the patient's skin is too sensitive and there is a reaction to the water during the procedure, the session should be stopped immediately.
Even if, in your opinion, you do not have contraindications to this type of hydrotherapy, before registering for a course of this kind of soul, it is worthwhile to visit the attending physician.
Procedure for the procedure
The procedure is carried out in a special installation, represented by a couch and connected to it by a horizontal bar, in which there is a sprayer. The patient is offered to lie down on the couch face down, after which the whole body is supplied with water from a large number of openings.
The quality of the water used for the Vichy shower is given great attention. Water is often used for thermal, sea, and softened fresh.
Note that this kind of shower is referred to a fairly mild water procedures. Because it is a shower shower with a little water pressure, the jets do not beat the body, as in the circular shower type or with Charcot's soul, but act on the body delicately, like rain.
The task of the specialist who conducts the procedure is to monitor the pressure and the temperature of the water. It can also change the slope of the impact of water jets. Besides, at your desire the expert can make massage.
The average procedure lasts from 15 minutes to half an hour. To go on a session with a full stomach it is impossible - before the procedure it is recommended not to eat 2 hours, and after it - 40-60 minutes.
An important point is the need for rest and replenishment of the water balance after the Vichy shower. Immediately go home is not necessary - it is better to rest from 20 minutes and more, and necessarily moisturize the skin with milk or cream. It is also recommended to drink water or herbal tea.
Exposure to the body
Water enters the body in the form of thin jets and its effect on the skin is very delicate, but it is also quite effective. The shower affects the reflex zones and deeply relaxes the body, so the result of the procedure is vivacity and a rested state. Muscles, which are constantly "clamped" in working days, during the shower Vichy relax. Speech about the muscles of the back and neck. The course of such a soul as a whole improves the body condition and reduces the number of wrinkles.
At the heart of the Vichy shower action is a gentle massage effect caused by thread-like water jets. Influencing the skin, as well as subcutaneous tissue, such water jets stimulate lympho- and blood flow. This makes the skin less flabby, more well-groomed and taut. By adding a Vichy shower to the complex of procedures for weight loss, you will not only cope with extra pounds faster, but also prevent the appearance of sagging skin folds.
Note that only such a shower is performed in the supine position, so that the patient can relax as much as possible during the session.
In the first minutes of the procedure, the body is toned down, and then the relaxation processes are started. Nervous tension decreases, and blood circulation, on the contrary, becomes more active, so that in the end the soul should take advantage of this effect by applying a mask or cream. Also, such a shower helps to get rid of the body more quickly from toxins.
Preparing for the procedure
To choose the place where you will pass the course of Vichy's soul, you need to come seriously. Sessions of such a shower are held in sanatoriums, and in hydropathic centers, and even in beauty salons.
It should be remembered that none of the cosmetic and recreational procedures will not have a lasting long lasting effect if carried out on a one-off basis. This applies to the soul of Vichy, so for a visible and lasting result, the course of such treatment with water should be from 10-15 procedures. You can go to sessions every day, and with interruptions( twice a week or every other day).
Before the shower Vichy it is useful to do fitness, because the procedure will perfectly relax the muscles after intense physical exertion. Also before the session, you can carry out various cosmetic procedures with mud and sea salt.
Predict your time in advance so as not to rush after the procedure, because after it is recommended 20-30 minutes of quiet rest.
Let's remind that after a shower the skin becomes more sensitive to therapeutic cosmetic means, therefore, when you have a rest, it's time to make a mask, to treat the body with a cream or go to massage to work on the skin more intensively.
Therapeutic properties of
Vision shower sessions are related to hydrotherapy procedures, which have healing and healing effects. Its useful properties such a shower will show more if it is supplemented by other spa and wellness procedures - wraps, massage, masks and others.
Most often Vichy shower is combined with massage, offering such a complex wishing to change the figure, to overcome cellulite or to correct the disturbances of metabolic processes. This complex is also good for preventing problems with metabolism and excess weight.
Positive effect of the Vichy shower as a sedative procedure is noted for various types of nervous disorders - neuroses, stress, migraine, fatigue. As a purification procedure that helps to get rid of toxins, such a shower is prescribed for gastrointestinal diseases.
This kind of shower also has a tonic effect that allows you to assign it in the recovery period after illness or injury. It improves muscle tone and stimulates immune function. This water treatment will also bring relief from joint diseases and ligamentous lesions.
