The possibilities of treatment by the hot sand were known long ago in Egypt. Gradually it became an independent way of treatment, and now it calls psammo therapy.

The sea sand is full of thermal capacity, has low thermal conductivity, and it warmed up quickly by the sun. It remains warm for a long period of time. It takes 2-3 hours for the sand to gets it right temperature, the artificial warming also can be done if necessary. Sand baths have their warmth and mechanical impact. In summer time especially in June and August a natural solar heating can heat sand up to 60C. Besides sand bath could be dispensed at specifically lower areas protected from the wind, and with sand heated up to 40-50C.

As result the blood and lymph circulation activates in whole body. The sweating is increasing. The sand baths have analgesic and anti-edema effect. They enhanced the level of the oxygen and stabilize metabolism.

Nowadays this kind of treatment is very popular. It is prescribed for diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and the traumatic nature of the exchange, joint stiffness, and peripheral nervous system diseases.

It is used in treatment of various diseases of female genitalia: especially the specialists recommend to use the psammo therapy with adhesions in the pelvis. Hot sand baths are helpful at chronic inflammation of the appendages.

Thus sand baths a good :

• For diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system,
• For certain diseases of the respiratory system ,
• For neuralgia, neuritis and chronic myelitis ,
• For inflammation in the female genital organs,
• to combat the effects of polio and rickets ,
• in disorders of the peripheral nervous system,
• for FIR with chronic digestive disorders ,
• to reduce the weight.