Are you living with pain or discomfort? Southern Physical Therapy Clinic can provide you with the relief you’ve been looking for. Our therapists are skilled individuals who are experts in body movement and relieving pain. One of the methods we use to do this is paraffin baths.
To learn more about paraffin baths and how this form of thermotherapy may help to lessen your pain symptoms, call our clinic today. We’d be happy to assess your condition and help you get back to experiencing a pain-free lifestyle.
What is a paraffin bath?
Paraffin baths are baths made up of melted paraffin and mineral oil. They are used as a form of thermotherapy for patients will specific pain conditions.
These baths can help to lessen pain from a variety of conditions including, but not limited to contractures, sore joints and muscles, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis. The reason that this form of therapy treatment is so successful is that paraffin allows for more thermal conduction than does a water of the same temperature.
How can a paraffin bath help me?
Paraffin wax works as an insulator. It seals in the heat from the wax as it hardens, as well as the heat generated from the body. This heat can relax sore muscles and tendons, reduce inflammation, and promote better circulation in painful joints and soft tissues.
Paraffin therapy at Southern Physical Therapy Clinic can help you to find the much-needed relief you’ve been searching for. Your therapist may also elect occasionally to include a moist hot pack along with a paraffin wax bath. This kind of therapy is also often used on the hands as well, especially for patients living with arthritis pain.
Call Southern Physical Therapy Clinic to schedule an appointment
If you’re living with a painful condition that is keeping you from enjoying life, understand that Southern Physical Therapy Clinic is behind you 100% of the way. We know how important it is to you to be able to live a full and happy life and be able to do things without nagging pain. If you think paraffin baths could be helpful for you, don’t hesitate to ask your therapist about this amazing treatment method! Call our clinic today to set up an appointment.
