Equipment for hydrotherapy
Underwater hand-held shower massage is carried out in professional bathtubs. Their volume should be at least 400 liters, so the operator can treat all parts of a patient’s body with adequate quality. The bathtubs are equipped with shower hose fed with water under high pressure. The massage is carried out by means of special heads on the hose.
The Charcot shower procedure needs an area about 4 m in length, where the shower pulpit is installed. The wall opposite to the pulpit should have a rail for a patient. The patient is massaged with water jets coming from nozzles. The control panel of the pulpit has thermometers and manometers to control temperature and water pressure at the nozzles.
Massages with different oils and creams, wraps, peels, mud – all these procedures require a comfortable couch (massage table). The surface of the couch should be resistant to moisture and easy to clean. A further advantage is heating of the working area. The range of procedures carried out on the couch can be increased by ordering the couch with the “Vichy” shower system, i.e. a massage with “rain” jets.
Balneal bathtubs unlike the household ones have a larger volume, anatomical shape, professional hydromassage system, gas supply system. The procedure is accompanied with a very special atmosphere: aromatherapy oils, candles, relaxing music. The healing effect is due to a mineral or sea water. The water may be natural or specially prepared by adding of various components – mineral, aromatic ones, etc.
Ready-made objects
Professional equipment for physiotherapy, SPA and rehabilitation
The modern health and beauty industry is developing rapidly. In the face of growing competition, business owners are looking for new solutions and expanding the range of their services. The presence of hydrotherapy procedures in the range of services immediately brings the salon to a new level – not just cosmetology, but also wellness. What is commonly called SPA, or wellness. Water procedures have a healing, rejuvenating effect. They help to harmonise the state of body and mind. Hydrotherapy (hydrotherapy) not only makes the figure slim and trim, but also brings new strength, a wonderful mood, the energy of youth.
Baths with underwater manual shower-massage, Charcot and Vichy showers, mud treatment, various wraps are the most popular and demanded hydrotherapeutic procedures among clients. These procedures use thermal (heat or cold) and mechanical effects of water. In addition, the chemical properties of water (trace elements, minerals) and various aromatic and healing additives and oils are also used.
There are many possibilities of using underwater massage baths and showers as separate spa procedures or as part of complex programmes for weight loss and rejuvenation. Depending on the client’s state of health and wishes, the procedures can be of varying degrees of intensity, with different course lengths.
Staff for hydromassage procedures should have a basic medical education and be trained in the techniques of the procedure. Particular attention should be paid to the client’s health contraindications for certain procedures. Like any spa procedures, hydrotherapy should be applied taking into account the individual characteristics of the client (age, chronic and infectious diseases, post-operative period, etc.). If the procedures are used as part of a specific programme, it is worth considering the recommendations on the compatibility of hydrotherapy with other types of procedures.
It is easy enough to set up a hydrotherapy area in your salon. It does not require serious investment, and the equipment is affordable even for a small salon with limited working capital. But it is desirable to think through all the details in advance: water supply, waterproofing of the room, a place to work masseur. The easiest way is to ask for advice on preparing the room to the manufacturer of the equipment. Thanks to more than 20 years of experience in installation and maintenance of hydrotherapy equipment, specialists of the company Polipromsintez will be able to give professional and responsible advice. The service engineer of the manufacturer performs connection and commissioning of the equipment. At the same time the personnel is trained in the rules of safe operation and maintenance of the equipment, functional purpose and features of all elements of the control panel. Baths for underwater manual shower massage and vacuum massage, Charcot and Vichy showers are extremely easy to operate. You can learn how to operate the equipment within a few hours.