For the prevention of colds, home hardening is extremely important. It should be remembered that one of the main conditions for hardening is its continuity, because when it stops after 3 – 5 weeks, the state returns to its original state.
Systematic repeated exposures of the body to cold produce a rapid reaction of the blood vessels to the effect of low temperature. Chaotic hardening, long breaks reduce the body’s resistance and can lead to the opposite effect.
Hardening techniques:
The method of hardening with a gradual decrease in water temperature when exposed to the lower extremities.
Effects on the entire surface of the skin.
Impact on the pharynx and nasal cavity.
Hardening technique using room temperatures.
Impact on the lower limbs
Wet wiping the feet.
Initial water temperature – 37 °
The duration of the procedure is 2-4 minutes
Reduce temperature by 1 ° every 1-2 days up to 28 °
This procedure is mainly used as a preparatory process for further hardening.
Dousing the feet.
The initial water temperature is 37 °.
Reduce by 1 ° every 2-6 days to 24-26 °.
After pouring, dry rubbing is performed. The procedure is used as a preparatory step for cool foot baths.
Cool foot baths
Initial water temperature – 37 °
The duration of the procedure is 6-8 minutes
Decrease by 1 ° every 2-7 days to 14-18 °
Accordingly, the duration is reduced to 2-4 minutes.
At temperatures below 26 °, table or sea salt is added to the water at the rate of 20 g per 1 liter of water.
At temperatures below 20 ° during the procedure, it is recommended to massage the feet with a brush.
When the child gets used to these procedures, daily douches of the feet with tap water can be recommended.
Effects on the entire surface of the skin
Wet rubdown
The air temperature in the room is not lower than 25-23 °.
The initial temperature of the water for wiping is 35-37 °.
Reduce by 1 ° every 2-5 days.
The duration of rubbing each part of the body is 1.5-2 minutes.
Final water temperature 18 °.
General douches
Appointed and carried out after a course of wet rubdowns.
The initial water temperature is 30 ° with a decrease to 18 °.
Reduce by 1 ° every 3-7 days.
Rain shower
It is carried out only after a course of general rubdowns and hardening cold effects on the feet.
The initial water temperature is 35-37 °.
Reduce by 1 ° every 2-7 days to 27-23 °.
The duration of the shower is 2-3 minutes.
At temperatures below 25 °, an additional brush massage is used.
If the procedure is well tolerated, it can be further used as a supporting hardening (in this case, the water temperature is reduced to 18 °).
Shared baths
Carried out only after preliminary courses of wiping or dousing.
The initial water temperature is 36-38 °.
Reduce by 1 ° every 2-5 days to 30 °.
The duration of the procedure is reduced as the temperature decreases from 12 minutes to 6 minutes.
Effects on the pharynx and nasal cavity
This hardening can be carried out using a spray gun or rinsing.
Irrigation water temperature (initial) – 40 °
For rinsing (original) – 38 °
Decrease by 1 ° every 3-6 days to 15 °
The first procedure is 1 minute. Gradually increasing up to 5-6 minutes. When using mineral water, in the first half of the course – without gas, then you can use water containing gas.
Room temperature technique
Contrast foot baths
The hot water temperature throughout the course is 42 °.
The increase in contrast is achieved by lowering the cold water temperature from 37 ° to 20-25 °.
Reduce by 1 ° every 2-7 days.
Feet are immersed in cold water for 1.5-2 minutes.
Hot – for 3 minutes – alternation.
The total duration of the procedure is 8-12 minutes.
Contraindications
Increased body temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_temperature.
Mental or physical strain (can be replaced with a warm shower or bath)
A state of mental oppression (you can reduce the load or replace one method of hardening with another, softer)