Artificial Carbonated Bath Therapy

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disease that due to the stenosis or occlusion by arteriosclerosi of the lima blocks sufficient nourishment and oxygen supply to the blood vessels. Chronic occlusion of the large vessels of the lower limbs may cause cold sensitivity or cramping in minor cases or in severe cases even necrosi.  There are may cases where carbonated foot bath helps with the blood flow and avoid the risk of drastic intervention(amputation)which is sometimes necessary using conventional treatments.

Dialysis is a medical therapy that partially substitutes for natural work of kidney. The dietary restrictions associated with dialysis and the loss of amino acids in the dialyzed fluid, etc., cause difficulty in maintaining muscle strength. 

In Japan, medical facilities with carbonated water have increased in recent decades. Many benefits have been reported, such as increased oxygen supply to muscles, improved dialysis efficacy, heart function, decreased mortality rate, etc. Moreover, it helps to overcome depressive symptoms and allows patients higher quality of life.

One of the very critical complications for dialysis patients, in relation to angina and myocardial infarction, is chronic heart failure. This is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump the necessary blood to all organs in the body. A whole-body carbonated bath helps decrease burden to the heart by dilating blood vessels. In addition, the increased blood flow improves the function of the endothelium of the blood vessels, making them more flexible, which also reduces the burden to the heart. Continuous carbonated bathing should improve the symptoms of chronic heart failure by recovering cardiac function.