Halotherapy
Salt Therapy
Recent years have seen an increase in the use of ' salt therapy ' (halotherapy / speleopathy), an alternative form of treatment that appears to improve respiratory health.
'Salt Therapy' refers to a range of techniques in which salt ions are inhaled with the purpose of enhancing symptoms of lung disease.
This could be by relaxation in salt caves, or artificial salt spaces, which are salt-coated and have salt particles pumped into the air for inhalation by travelers. Certain systems use salt tubing, inhalers, or other tools.
It is claimed that salt therapy recovers patients from a range of conditions, from cystic fibrosis to asthma, eczema and even bronchiectasis and COPD.
Actual Evidence
There is some historical and anecdotal evidence (word-of-mouth) to support the idea that salt caves are beneficial to the respiratory health of the people. Though, there is no scientific evidence that salt therapy exerts this curative property. Moreover, those who promote salt therapy do not always agree on the type or quantity of salt to use, the method, or the benefits. Their arguments are not founded on reliable scientific evidence or existing recommendations for the treatment. Associate Professor David Serisier has suggested, however, that the concept of inhaling salty water (hypertonic saline) is a useful therapy suitable to some.
Salt therapy is a clinically tested DRUG-FREE treatment that replicates the soothing microclimate inside a natural salt cellar.
This is achieved with the use of high dispersion, diffused saline air. To alleviate health problems such as respiratory and skin conditions, the warm, diffused salty air is breathed in.
Although modern pharmaceutical products offer successful chronic disease relief, there are severe side effects associated with frequent or extended use. Continuous drug therapy is associated with the potential development of allergic or toxic reactions, development of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, spreading dysbiosis and compromising the long-term immune system.
See what happens during a session
- Salt therapy is available to people of all ages
- A machine grinds pharmaceutical salt to a fine dust which is then spread into the room for you to inhale during sessions.
- Sessions last for 45 minutes.
- Salt therapy gives you the natural microclima found in a controlled environment similar to those encountered in salt caves and mines.
- A halo generator can generate and infuse into this room dry sodium chloride aerosol containing particles of 1-5 micrometers in size. The halo generator will be programmed to infuse a particular dose of salt particles into the room.
- Rooms are ventilated for 15 minutes, and after each session fresh, filtered air is supplied.