Walk in tubs do not just offer comfort, safety and protection. They actually provide a wide range of health benefits that every bather will surely appreciate. Here are some of the medical benefits that these tubs offer:
Benefits from a Full Soak (from the feet right to the chest)
- Balances the emotions and puts the mind at ease
- Improves quality of sleep and treats insomnia
- Eases the muscles and relieves them of strain
- Reduces pain caused by arthritis
- Reduces onset of haemorrhoids
- Improves blood circulation
- Promotes the proper elimination of waste and toxins through the skin
- Helps alleviate mild colds and fever
- Helps urinary and bladder problems
- Helps promote healthy metabolic function
Benefits of a Sitz Bath (soak from the feet to the hips)
- Fights inflammations in the pelvis, legs and feet
- Relieves pelvic congestions, hemorrhoids and crams
- Helps against menstrual problems
- Can alleviate pains in the kidney and the intestine
- Works best for ailments that affect the abdominal area
Benefits of a Footbath (soak up to the calves of the feet)
- Helps relieve tired feet
- Promotes better circulation in the legs
- Helps fight varicose veins, insomnia, and headaches
- May help reduce hypertension
Now, all these benefits get multiplied if you have a walkin tub that is fixed with hydrotherapy jet systems. Here are some of the medical benefits of hydrotherapy.
Benefits of Warm Hydrotherapy
- Increases blood circulation
- Reduces aches and pains and relieves tired muscles
- Helps strengthen the immune system
- Hastens the healing of cells and tissues by proper oxygenation
- Helps proper removal of harmful toxins from the body
- Boosts hormone production
Benefits of Cold Hydrotherapy
- Can hasten the healing of sprains
- Opens constricted blood vessels for better circulation
- Significantly reduces swelling and inflammation
Other Physical Benefits of Walk In Bathtubs
Yes, there is so much more health benefits than meets the eye:
- Steam rising from hot water soak can help properly open bronchial and nasal passages for better respiratory health
- Water buoyancy can help relax muscles and soaking in warm water can ease up muscle tension thereby allowing better flexibility
- Massaging action of whirlpool jets can effectively loosen tight muscles and release endorphins (the “happy” hormones)
- Air massage in walk in tubs can provide therapy to the nerves, arteries and veins in your body to ease pain and promote healthier circulation
- Prevent tripping, falling and other accidents.
If you still do not have a walk in tub at home, you are missing out on a lot of wonderful health benefits. Remember that all these health benefits are not only for the elderly or the handicapped or the injured, they are also for the healthy to stay healthy.
Choose a walk in bathtub today and choose health. In this era where sickness and disease seem to come from nowhere, this is probably one of the best investments you can have for better quality of life.
