Despite the large number of innovations, modern medicine does not refuse to use old, effective proven methods of treatment. Most often they are used in pediatrics, because treatment with the latest drugs can cause an unexpected reaction in children, since unexplored combinations of components in the children's body can behave differently. The so-called “Grandma’s methods” do not always turn out to be inactive. For example, many doctors still prescribe paraffin boots to treat their small patients.
Paraffin boots are a physiotherapeutic procedure in which the child’s legs from the foot to the knee are wrapped in two layers of warm paraffin. This method is used to treat diseases such as neuralgia, hypertonicity of the leg muscles, acute respiratory viral infections and acute respiratory infections. The procedure can be used together with the medical method of treatment, as well as with massages and electrophoresis. It is not a panacea for all diseases and should be prescribed by your doctor. Paraffin boots are contraindicated persons suffering from certain skin diseases, having heart problems, as well as patients with diabetes mellitus. It is not necessary to carry out the procedure if the child undergoes inflammatory processes in the body.
The essence of the method of paraffin boots is that the heat emanating from them, strengthens the lymph flow, blood supply, helps to relax the muscles. This is possible due to the special properties of the substance, which retains high temperature for a long time and transfers it to the patient's body. Learn how to make paraffin boots from your doctor. This procedure can be done in a hospital or at home. Many mothers noted an increase in the level of colds in children after passing it. This is due to the inability to spend more time in the hospital after paraffin wax application so that the child’s body can cool to normal temperature. Because of the temperature difference, children quickly catch a cold. For this reason, you can independently make paraffin boots at home.
To prepare them, you will need ozokerite and paraffin, which can be purchased at the pharmacy. They are melted in a water bath. Substances are taken in a proportion of one to one or, in some cases, two to one. A more accurate prescription should be obtained from your doctor. After the resulting mixture has melted and become homogeneous, it is carefully laid out on a baking sheet, where there is a layer of dense polyethylene. It is necessary to make two blanks with a size sufficient to wrap one leg. The temperature of the resulting substance should be higher than body temperature, but not burn it.
Paraffin boots are laid out neatly on the calf from the calves, gradually wrapping the entire limb from the knee and lower. From above they are wrapped with cling film, and then warm socks or knee-highs are put on the baby. It needs to be wrapped in a warm blanket. In this condition, it should be no more than 15 minutes. The number of procedures and the time they are carried out is determined individually after consultation with the attending physician. Although the method does not involve the use of chemicals in treatment, it should not be prescribed on its own anyway. You also don’t need to think that paraffin wraps are a complete treatment. They are just an addition to the procedures and medications prescribed by your healthcare provider. Some mothers in pharmacies are faced with the choice of paraffin, because it is dark and light. Doctors say that there is no difference between them. Its main purpose is to retain heat for a long time. After the procedure, the child should not be taken to the streets for three hours. During this time, his body will cool to normal temperature and the risk of colds will decrease.