Can you imagine being in a pool, or in a bathtub, and taking electricity baths, without that meaning electrocuting you? In Japan it is common, and it is one more reason to be amazed at what this country offers.
Denki Buro, Japan's electricity baths
In Japan they decided to unite the benefits of the electrotherapy with water.Yes, it sounds dangerous, but it is actually more harmless than we could imagine.These sites are called Denki Buro , and these are special sinks containing metal electrode alignments , in which, when a person submerges, they will produce a slight electric charge.
The banista will sit in the small pool, between two plates of opposite electrical polarity, where a low level electric current will pass through of his body.
As you may know, electrotherapy has been widely used in physical medicine and physiotherapy to treat muscle injuries and various diseases.If you have ever applied it, you will know that a small tingling feels in the area, and it is mainly used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic, to strengthen the muscles and strengthen the neuromuscular relationship, for pain control, reduce edema and improve healing.of wounds.
When used with water, in the case of electricity baths, the electric current produces a slight shock causing all the muscles to contract (not just those where it is applied directly) ; There are people who find this sensation very pleasant, but others feel pain.
It is thought that electricity baths provide great relief to rheumatism and spondylitis, although among the younger generations there is a rumor that Denki Buro reduce sperm count.
The history of electrotherapy has a long history, when in ancient Greece and Rome, torpedo fish discharges were applied to treat some diseases.But it was in 18th-century England when it was formally used in a London hospital, although it is unknown for what purpose.
In the 40s, the US War Department applied electrotherapy to its wounded soldiers to delay or prevent atrophy muscle, and also to restore both strength and muscle mass.It has even been used with beef Positive results to treat cancer, as suggested by a study published in the journal Cancer Research , where they experimented with tumors in animals and obtained 98% contractions in such tumors .
However, its effectiveness has not been conclusively proven; Despite this, it is an alternative for backaches, migraines, arthritis, nervous system disorders, neuromuscular dysfunction and a host of ailments.One of the possible explanations is that electricity stimulates the nerves in an affected area and sends signals to the brain that block pain signals; Another theory suggests that the nerve stimulation causes the body to produce endorphins (which we could call natural analgesics), which also block the perception of pain.
Anyway, you have to be cautious.take electric baths on your own in a non-specialized place or if you have a pacemaker, or suffer from any heart disease, and if you decide to try them, count it!
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