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In the stationary and regressive periods of psoriasis Health Resort Treatments (Heliotherapy aka Sun light therapy, Aerotherapy aka Air therapy, Sea water therapy, etc.) usually renders a good effect on the skin for the people with psoriasis.
Therapeutic factors of nature in the psoriasis treatment have been successfully used from ancient times up to today. It is proven that the change of a climate favorably affects the course of psoriasis, contributes to the decrease of the psoriatic manifestations and lengthens the period of remission. The sun, humidity and the air temperature have a great significance in the dynamics of the psoriatic process.
The selection of a health resort depends on the stage and the form of psoriasis. For example, patients with the "winter type" of psoriasis are successfully treated at the sea southern health resorts in the spring and summer months. But for the patients with the "summer type" of psoriasis treatment at the southern health resorts in the spring and summer months are contraindicated.
In the case of Heliotherapy (Sun light therapy) the leading biological effect is rendered by the Ultraviolet light (UV radiation), which possesses a wide spectrum of influence on the body. Under the effect of the Ultraviolet (UV) light it normalizes the metabolism and raises the resistance of the body to unfavorable external and internal factors.
Sun light therapy may also be conducted in cold seasons in a closed aero-solarium or on the trestle-beds screened by a translucent film.
The duration of solar irradiation with psoriasis with absence of counter-indications is 3-4 minutes on each side of the body. The duration of the solar irradiation is increased daily by 2-3 minutes, up to a total duration of 2 hours. A 5-10 minutes break is taken after every 20-25 minutes. At the time of the break the patient must be in the shade.
Aerotherapy (Air therapy) is prescribed in combination with Heliotherapy. "Air baths" increase the resistance of the body as a whole, as well as in particular they render positive effect on the nervous- vascular apparatus. Staying in the fresh air, sleeping with the open windows, "air baths" in the shade under the awning are additional quenching procedures.
Thalassotherapy is a complexity of therapeutic measures, conducted on the sea coast (sea bathing, wiping of sea water etc.). Thalassotherapy is especially recommended to people that have a "winter type" of psoriasis. In the cold seasons these procedures can be replaced with Hydrotherapy (bathing in a pool, therapeutic baths etc.). Thalassotherapy and Hydrotherapy to a considerable degree contribute to the regression of psoriasis. With all forms of psoriasis (more often in the stationary and regressive stages) with rare exceptions a sauna renders good effects.
The complexities of preventive psoriasis treatments include Balneotherapy it is a therapy with the aid of mineral waters and baths.
Positive influences of Health Resort Treatments with psoriasis is most likely connected with a positive influence on the nervous system of a person, with maintaining of a more healthy regimen and diet as well as with the action of the ultraviolet light on the skin. There are no recommendations regarding the specific locations of Health Resorts - in order to find the best location for you, you will need to experiment with staying at different Health Resorts. Remission in the majority of the cases lasts for 3-8 months; however it may even be longer by maintaining a healthy diet and regimen after leaving the Health Resort. I would recommend trying Health Resort Therapy, if there is such possibility for you, for a course of not less than 2-3 weeks.
One of the most effective Health Resorts for psoriasis seems to be the Dead Sea in Israel. But right now it might be 100% safe to go there.
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