The Use of Dry Carbon Dioxide Baths in the Medical Rehabilitation of Children with Various Diseases

Abstract

The purpose of this article is systematization and analysis of the results of studies on the effectiveness of using dry carbon dioxide baths in the medical rehabilitation of children with various diseases. Dry carbon dioxide baths allow to dose carbon dioxide during the procedure. The method eliminates the hydrostatic component and excludes the penetration of carbon dioxide into the respiratory tract during the procedure. The article presents the main aspects of the formation of the mechanism of the therapeutic action of dry carbon dioxide baths in bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, vegetative dystonia syndrome, health improvement of children who often suffer from acute respiratory diseases. The use of dry carbon dioxide bath in medical rehabilitation of children with bronchial asthma helps to reduce the intensity of allergic inflammation, bronchial obstruction, the frequency of exacerbations of the disease. The use of SUV in atopic dermatitis in children allows you to stop or reduce the manifestations of the main clinical symptoms of the disease, improves the psycho-emotional state of the child. The effectiveness of dry carbonic bath in the vegetative dystonia is shown (mainly in the sympathicotonic type). The improvement of autonomic regulation and the reduction of tension in the work of the sympathetic department of the autonomic nervous system have been established. The application of dry carbon dioxide bath in sickly children helps to reduce clinical symptoms of acute respiratory infections, improves mucosal immunity, and reduces the frequency of recurrent infections throughout the year.