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The contraindications of wax therapy

4hw.com.cn: wax therapy is a unique traditional treatment method in China. Wax therapy is to apply heated wax to the affected area. So what are the functions of the magical wax therapy? And what are its contraindications?

The function of wax therapy

Apply the heated wax on the affected area of the patient, take the wax as the conduction of warm heat, and introduce the heat into the human body, which can play the role of disease prevention and treatment. Because wax has large heat capacity, low thermal conductivity, slow heat dissipation, and gas and water are not easy to disappear, the holding time of wax therapy is more than 1 hour. At the same time, the wax after heating has plasticity and adhesiveness, has certain softness, can closely fit on the human body surface, and also can accommodate some other drugs. In addition, there are some components in wax that can also treat diseases and promote epithelial regeneration of wound.

1. Wax therapy has a strong and lasting warming effect, which can promote blood circulation, reduce inflammation and relieve pain; wax contact with the skin surface can deepen the warming effect, eliminate swelling, release adhesion, soften scar and relieve muscle spasm; and some components of medical wax can stimulate the growth of epithelial tissue, which is conducive to the healing of superficial skin ulcer and trauma.

2. Clinically, it is often used to treat injury and strain, such as muscle injury, lumbar muscle strain, periostitis, tenosynovitis, traumatic bursitis, sprain and contusion.

3. It can also be used for joint dysfunction, such as ankylosis, cicatricial contracture, circulatory disorder, rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, as well as joint frostbite, long-term cold feeling, poor peripheral circulation and other symptoms.

4. It can also be used for wound or ulcer surface with poor healing, malnutrition ulcer, frostbite and frostbite sequelae, as well as trauma or surgical sequelae, such as scar, adhesion and infiltration.

5. All kinds of chronic inflammation can also be treated with wax therapy, such as muscle inflammation, arthritis, neuritis and neuralgia, shoulder inflammation, hepatitis, gastric and duodenal ulcer, gastroenteritis, cholecystitis, rhinitis, etc.

Contraindications of wax therapy

When using wax therapy, we need to know its contraindications and precautions. Malignant tumor, weakness and high fever, active tuberculosis, diseases with bleeding tendency, hyperthyroidism, severe diabetes, chronic renal insufficiency, infectious skin diseases, and paraffin therapy is forbidden for pregnant women and infants.

When children need wax therapy, the temperature surplus is lower than that of adults. The temperature of wax must be accurately controlled. The wax pad should be based on the surface temperature of its contact skin, with quick action and even brushing. If the patient has pain induction, check immediately. If there is a rash at the treatment site, stop treatment immediately.

In case of skin rupture, a layer of Vaseline gauze can be used for treatment. In case of local ulcer or wound, potassium permanganate solution shall be used for washing and a thin wax film shall be used for treatment.