Peloid therapy

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For peloid as a part of the Balneologie be so-called peloids ( gr . Pelos = mud ), thus sludges or healing earth , as remedies used. These are mixed with water and used for baths , packs or wraps . Peloid therapy is used for different clinical pictures, u. a. in osteoporosis , rheumatism , neuritis, osteoarthritis , injury and accident sequelae, rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery or even at gout .

A distinction is made between organic and inorganic peloids. The most common peloids are:

• Fango
• Parafango
• Peat (see also the articles mud bath and mud spa )
• Silt
• Mud (see mud bath )
• Clay
• loess
• Healing earth
• chalk
• sand

In most cases, peloid therapy is heat therapy , which means that the fabrics are heated before use. The consistency and the heat storage capacity of the peloids depend on the respective water content. The higher the water content, the higher the thermal conductivity and the specific heat capacity .

It has not been proven with certainty whether the active ingredients of the peloids penetrate deeply enough into the skin to develop medicinal effects there. An anti-inflammatory and antiviral effect in the skin is claimed, even this has not been proven, just as little as an effect on internal organs that goes beyond the pure effect of heat (and possibly massage).

Natural bogs were sometimes visited by the sick in the early modern period, but medical therapy was not yet available at that time. The place where the first mud spa was actually opened is a matter of dispute.

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