Feeling of fatigue and pain in the legs is familiar to almost every person in modern society. They arise not only because of a long stay "on the legs", but also from a prolonged stay in a sitting or even lying position, when the necessary amount of blood does not reach the limbs. And one of the most convenient and effective ways to deal with fatigue and pain in the legs can be called using a modern water hydromassage for the legs.
Fatigue of the legs - a powerful indication for using the hot tub
What is a water foot massager?
A water foot massager, in other words called a hydromassage bath, is a device consisting of a plastic container that makes vibratory movements due to the built-in motor design. In most cases, these devices are produced working only from the electric current network. In order for the water to be poured into the container during use not to be sprayed onto the surrounding surface under the influence of vibration, a plastic visor is arranged on one side located on the opposite side of the legs to be placed. A bath is installed on the rubber feet. This is necessary so that in the process it does not slide on the floor.
On the body of the whirlpool, in addition to the on and off buttons, there are regulators, by means of which you can change the intensity of the vibration effect. Some models include heating the flooded water and using a remote control to control it. Also, recently very often hydromassage bathtubs are equipped with infrared lamps, with the use of which an additional healing effect is achieved. The infrared element is placed on a special ledge or at the bottom, and you can use it even when water is present in the container and the legs are wet.
Very often, a remote control is used to control the modes
The vibration mode regulator is most often located on a plastic protective visor
An infrared lamp is placed on the protrusion that divides the footwell
In order for massage to be performed more efficiently, such devices are complemented by removable nozzles and rollers. The bottom of the water massager has small “spikes” and many small holes through which trickles of water are knocked out, which also provide a massage effect. All this can be used during the procedure, either simultaneously or separately, for which it is necessary to choose one of the proposed operating modes, the most popular of which are bubble, vibration and mechanical.
Rollers in a water foot massager
Positive effect and contraindications to the use of a water foot massager
The use of a water massager for the legs, in addition to relaxation, will help relieve fatigue, improve blood circulation in the vessels, which will lead to increased immunity, a decrease in the intensity of pain in the lower extremities. All this is achieved by the impact on a huge number of nerve endings located on the foot.Taking a hydromassage bath before going to bed, especially if you use the vibration and bubble regimen for this, you can ensure a healthy rest, and in the afternoon - raise your mood and reduce the negative effects of stress and depression.
The use of a hydromassager for legs allows you to improve your mood and normalize sleep
But, despite the positive therapeutic effect of the use of the hot tub, there are a number of contraindications for its use, the main of which include:
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- the occurrence of frequent bleeding;
- kidney disease
- phlebeurysm;
- fever.
Varicose veins - contraindication for the use of a hot tub
Types of water foot massagers
Depending on the functions performed and the desired effect, all baths for water massage of the legs can be divided into several groups, the main of which include:
- tonic. In such devices, as a liquid, it is possible to fill not only ordinary water, but also herbal infusions or special medical formulations with a specific purpose;
- contrasting. Allowing the simultaneous use of hot and cold water to achieve improved blood circulation and increase immunity;
- cleansers, in the set of which special brushes are provided, which with maximum efficiency will allow to remove various impurities from the feet;
- therapeutic, providing for the possibility of using various types of hydromassage, as well as equipped with special rollers, which will most effectively affect certain points located on the feet to achieve a specific result.
Regardless of the purpose and type of water massager for the legs, before its first use, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the instructions for its use. Among the basic rules for the use of the device, indicated in such a manual, it is possible to name the inadmissibility of using it while taking a shower or bath, since the hydromassage device is an electric device and placing foreign objects into it during the procedure.
Popular models of water foot massagers
The most popular models of water foot massagers with excellent characteristics today include:
- Beurer FB50 is a multifunctional hydromassage foot bath, the cost of which today stands at 7200 rubles. It provides the possibility of using vibration and bubble massage, which are complemented by exposure to the skin of the feet with rollers located at the bottom of the device. It is possible to use a dry mode of operation, not implying the presence of liquid in the tank. The selected mode with all its parameters is displayed on the electronic display. On it, you can control the procedure time, which is from 20 to 60 minutes and the temperature of the liquid, which is maintained at a constant level. Pumice and brush are included as interchangeable nozzles, and infrared and magnetic effects are additional functions. The only drawbacks in this case can be called a significant cost and compact size, which is not suitable for use by people with large foot sizes;
Beurer FB50
- Medisana FS 885 Comfort is a model of a water massager that can be conveniently used even by a person with 46 feet size. It is distinguished by its large size, and at the same time, by its spacious water tank. The average cost of this model today is 6300 rubles. In addition to the standard arrangement of rollers, this model is equipped with central elements designed to act on the inner surface of the feet. There is a function to maintain a constant temperature in the range of 20-40 0C and timer duration of the massage procedure from 20 to 60 minutes. Use for dry massage is possible.The disadvantage of this device is the impossibility of separating the vibration and bubble effects, which are turned on only at the same time;
Medisana FS 885 Comfort
- AEG MSS 5562 is one of the best water foot massagers with an acceptable cost of 3400 rubles, which is explained by the lack of a display and mechanical control. But such a design of the device does not at all affect its effectiveness. When using, you can choose one of 3 available types of massages: vibration, bubble and dry. There is an infrared element and an additional roller located on the partition for additional impact on the feet. In addition, the manufacturer of this massager added a separate manual massager with a thermal field and 4 removable nozzles, designed for use on the face and body and an electric pumice, designed to exfoliate rough skin, the use of which after steaming the legs will be much more effective.
Recommended reading: Darsonval for varicose veins.
AEG MSS 5562
