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PubMed1975

[The effect of bath additive concentration and the water temperature on the refatting effect of oil bath additives].

The refatting effects of three different oil bath products was tested in 30 healthy subjects. In each case the concentration of the therapeutic bath oils and the temperature of the bath water were varied. It could be demonstrated in 2 of the tested products that a threefold increase in the concentrations (as recommended by the companies) significantly enlarges the refatting effect. A further increase in the concentrations significantly reduces this effect. An increase in the temperature of the bath water from 32 degrees to 38 degrees C significantly lessened the refatting effects of all 3 products.

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PubMed1992

[No difference in effectiveness measured between treatment in a thermal bath and in an exercise bath in patients with rheumatoid arthritis].

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether hydrotherapy in a thermomineral institution is superior to the same hydrotherapy in an ordinary hospital exercise-bath. DESIGN: Controlled therapeutic trial. SETTING: The thermomineral institution at Arcen and the exercise bath at the Maasland Hospital in Sittard, the Netherlands. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 46 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were treated in a by a skilled physiotherapist, according to a standardized exercise-scheme: 27 were treated in the thermomineral institution and 19 (control-group) in the hospital exercise-bath. Each patient received 12 treatments in 12 weeks. ENDPOINTS PARAMETERS: Morning stiffness, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Ritchie index, amount of pain, answers to 11 questions concerning the activities of daily life, and psychosocial aspects of the disease. The various subjective and objective parameters were scored by the same physician. RESULTS: Statistically significant improvement was observed in both groups concerning morning stiffness. Other subjective parameters improved, but did not reach significance. Objective parameters did not change significantly. Between-group differences were not found. CONCLUSION: Hydrotherapy has a positive effect on some subjective but not on objective parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, whether it is applied in a thermomineral institution or an ordinary hospital exercise bath.

Arthritis, Rheumatoid↗
PubMed1992

[Construction hygiene in the area of bathing and recreation].

Construction hygiene in the bathing and recreation areas underwent many changes during the decades. In each case it was accomplished very intensively and defined by the actual needs of the population or by those responsible for the population. With regard to the development of bathing since the Romans, the bathing habits of the Roman times, during the Middle Ages, at the 18th century, at the beginning of the 19th century and of today are characterized broadly. The respective constructional as well as the hygienic measures are also shown and discussed in this context. Whereas the Roman thermals created prerequisites for physical activity as well as possibilities for spare time, and in the early Middle Ages, sexual excesses and the risk factors connected thereby led to the transfer of infectious diseases and consequently to the elimination of the public baths. At the beginning of the 18th century first the cleaning of the body and at the beginning of the 20th century physical activity became very important. With the help of the construction plans for baths and shower-baths and swimming pools of 1906 the aims and purposes of the baths are discussed and the respective constructional changes are shown the example of warm water baths (swimming pools) in Hamburg.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1992

Warm tub bath after spontaneous rupture of the membranes.

Increasing numbers of pregnant women take a warm bath during labor. Yet few evaluations have addressed benefits claimed and possible risks of this practice. Using retrospective data from a continuing trial at a birth center in Stockholm, we compared 89 women who took a warm bath after spontaneous rupture of the membranes at term with 89 women who had the same interval from spontaneous membrane rupture to delivery and who did not bathe. No statistical difference was observed between the groups with respect to infections, asphyxia or respiratory problems in the newborn infant, or maternal signs of amnionitis. However, a tendency toward more complications was observed in the bathing group. Babies born more than 24 hours after rupture of membranes had significantly lower Apgar scores at 5 minutes in the bathing group than in the control group. As a result of our review of the sparse literature on this practice and the data from this study, we have modified the bathing policy at the birth center from a rather enthusiastic to a more cautious approach. Recommendations about the use of a warm bath in labor will require further investigation, such as randomized trials with large numbers of subjects.

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PubMed1992

[Response to a series of carbon dioxide baths].

The authors investigated 28 patients, mean age 43.6 years, during their stay in spa Dudince. The patients had a daily carbon dioxide bath, thermally indifferent, for a period of 20 minutes. During the first, tenth and twentieth bath the humoral circulatory and renal response was assessed. During every bath a standard reaction developed (decline of plasma renin activity and of the aldosterone level, increased excretion of water and minerals, changes of the blood pressure and heart rate). The influence of the series of baths was manifested by a gradual increase of the diuresis, natriuresis, a more permanent drop of the blood pressure and at the end of the series also of the heart rate. The other investigated parameters did not change significantly during the series of baths, as compared with the reaction to a single bath. The attained results justify the conclusion that a series of carbon dioxide baths had a gradually improving effect which is favourable, in particular in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

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PubMed1992

The effects of rice bran broth bathing in patients with atopic dermatitis.

We determined the effects of rice bran broth bathing therapy in 17 outpatients with atopic dermatitis. The rice bran broth used in this study was made in our hospital and distributed to the patients who dissolved it in the bathtub as a medicinal bath. In the case of one patient, redness and itching of the skin increased just after bathing. The patient subsequently discontinued therapy. We followed the other 16 patients who performed rice bran broth bathing for 2-5 months and examined their skin symptoms once a month. The efficacy of this therapy in alleviating skin symptoms was excellent in four of the 16 evaluated patients, good in seven, slightly effective in four, and ineffective in one. None of the 16 patients experienced negative effects of treatment. Recurrence of initial symptoms was not detected in any patient during rice bran broth bathing. Rice bran broth bathing therapy appears to be safe and clinically useful.

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PubMed1977

Tissue bath improvements for the Oxford Vibratome.

Modification of the tissue bath on the Oxford Vibratome Sectioning System facilitates simpler and more efficient operation. The basic modification consists of the introduction of a small, approximately 25 ml capacity tissue bath into the larger bath provided by the instrument's design. Temperature in the modified system is controlled by using the instrument's large bath as an ice chamber. This modification allows better temperature control, easier retrieval of tissue sections, and more efficient use of expensive buffers, reduces the chance of section carry-over from one specimen to another, and requires less cleanup time. When it is advantageous to have the tissue in a large volume of solution, more efficient section retrieval and solution use can still be obtained by substituting a wire mesh collection basket for the small tissue bath, while using the standard bath in the usual way.

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PubMed1992

Alcohol and sauna bathing: effects on cardiac rhythm, blood pressure, and serum electrolyte and cortisol concentrations.

The effect of heavy drinking and sauna bathing on cardiac rhythm, blood pressure, and serum electrolyte and cortisol concentrations was studied in 10 healthy male volunteers. Sauna bathing induced a comparable, significant increase in heart rate with and without alcohol consumption. During sauna bathing without alcohol, systolic blood pressure remained at the baseline level, whereas sauna and alcohol together decreased systolic blood pressure markedly from 136 +/- 4 to 113 +/- 3 mmHg (P less than 0.01). Neither sauna alone, nor sauna combined with alcohol intake, increased the frequency of premature ventricular complexes. Serum potassium, calcium and cortisol concentrations changed slightly during sauna, but alcohol consumption did not contribute further to this. In conclusion, sauna bathing, even in combination with heavy drinking, does not appear to provoke cardiac arrhythmias in healthy young men. However, the risk of hypotension is increased when sauna bathing is combined with alcohol consumption.

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PubMed1976

Treatment of psoriasis with trioxsalen baths and dysprosium lamps.

Photochemotherapeutic treatment of psoriasis with trioxsalen baths (0.5 mg/1) for 15 minutes followed by irradiation with dysprosium lamps (Osram HQI-TS) healed or nearly healed the psoriatic lesions in 18 patients within 3-5 weeks. A control area treated with the Ingram method showed a slower healing in 9 of these patients. Methoxsalen bath was not as effective in healing at the concentration used (1 mg/l). The bath method is easy to administer and cosmetically acceptable. Sensitisation to light is maximal immediately after the bath and disappears more quickly than after painting with an alcoholic trioxsalen solution. By using baths, there is less risk of accidental burns or uneven pigmentation than with the often time-consuming local application of psoralen solutions. Toxic systemic effects, which are possible with oral treatment, are less apt to occur. The dysprosium lamps give high intensity in the UV-A region. Exposure times of 10 seconds to 8 minutes are effective in the treatment of psoriasis, where both the UV-B region itself and the UV-A in combination with trioxsalen have psoriasis-healing properties.

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PubMed1975

[Bacteriological and parasitological investigations in public indoor swimming baths (author's transl)].

The importance of the public swimming bath for the dissemination of Trichomonas vaginalis is disputed. 30 samples, each of 250 ml bath water from four indoor swimming baths, were examined for trichomonads. All the samples were negative. 218 smears taken from the wet places on the heated benches and other seating accommodation in these swimming baths were cultured for trichomonads and bacteria. Trichomonas vaginalis could not be demonstrated. Fecal organisms were found in 56 places, antibiotic-sensitive staphylococci were cultured from 20 samples and Ps. aeruginosa from 8. The negative tests for trichomonads suggests that the indoor swimming bath has no epidemiological importance in the dissemination of this parasite.

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PubMed1977

Alternatives to hexachlorophene bathing of newborn infants.

In controlled trials newborn infants were bathed with Lactacyd, pHisoHex, Hibitane, Lanohex or tap water. Bacteriologic samples were taken from three sites (groin, axilla and cord) immediately after birth, following an initial bath with one of the test agents, and on day 3 or 5 after a water bath. Initial bathing with all agents, including water, reduced the concentration of bacteria on the skin to a similar extent. However, comparisons of bacterial flora at birth versus those on days 3 and 5 indicated differences in the actions of the various agents on pathogenic and nonpathogenic organisms. Lactacyd and Hibitane appeared to be suitable alternatives to hexachlorophene in the control of pathogenic bacteria on the skin of newborns. However, their absorption and toxicity in the newborn are unknown and, unless use of a skin disinfectant is warranted, routine bathing of newborns with tap water appears to be satisfactory.

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PubMed1992

Bath-water compared with oral delivery of 8-methoxypsoralen PUVA therapy for chronic plaque psoriasis.

Forty-four patients with chronic plaque psoriasis were randomly allocated to treatment with bath-water-delivered 8-methoxypsoralen (bath 8-MOP) or oral 8-methoxypsoralen (oral 8-MOP) PUVA therapy. There was a significant reduction in extent of the lesions and psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) after 20 treatments with each modality. There was a fourfold reduction in cumulative ultraviolet A (UVA) dose in the bath group. Side-effects of erythema and nausea were less with bath therapy.

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PubMed1992

[Status of public baths in northwestern Saxony].

This paper characterizes the present situation in public baths in the district of Leipzig from the aspects of civil engineering (building construction and water hygiene). Out of 59 existing baths, 8 are closed mainly for building construction reasons. 29 baths had considerable faults. Only 27 public baths have a work circulation plant. The poor building-technical situation has an important influence on the quality of the water, a fact illustrated by the high rates of contaminated and hence rejected water samples.

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PubMed1979

Entrance of water into the bladder during sitz bath in elderly catheterized and noncatheterized females.

This study was conducted to determine if water enters the bladders of elderly catheterized and noncatheterized women during a sitz bath. Subjects were placed in a sitz bath containing fluorescein for 20 min. Serial urine specimens were collected at varying intervals up to 1 hr after the bath and compared to urine samples collected before the bath. No significant difference in fluorescence was found between the urine specimens in any subject which provides strong evidence that there is no detectable leakage in either group. Under the conditions of this experiment, the periurethral space was tightly sealed and did not permit passage of water.

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