Climatotheraphy In The Dead
Sea
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The “climatic effect” of the Dead Sea favours the
Psoriasis treatment.
The climatotherapy in the Dead Sea is as effective as the traditional
hospital treatments. To this conclusion arrived a group of dermatologists of the
Hadassa Hospital of Jerusalem, after carrying out an scientific report on
therapies by means of the climate in which were participating over two thousand
patient suffering from psoriasis, most of then from Northern and Central Europe.
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Sea 2The therapy is based in the climatic factors prevailing in this place,
considered the lowest point in the earth, and also in psychological and
educational factors that include conferences, debate groups and medicines of
common use and local application such as vaseline, salicylic acid, and in some
cases, tar.
The climatic factors are, first of all, the ultraviolet radiation from the
sun, which is mainly in the part UV-TO of the spectrum due to the Dead Sea is
located 394 meters below the level of the sea. Severe solar burns are very
strange and only this happens when being exposed during noon hours.
The Dead Sea contains near 30% of salts with magnesium as dominant cation and
bromo as dominant anion. The mire found in this sea probably contains a
fotosensitizer.
INVESTIGATION
The investigation study to which had access TermasWorld was directed by
doctor Willy W. Avrach, pertaining to Dermatology Department of the Hazada
Hospital of Jerusalem, and medical director of the International Centre of the
Psoriasis Treatment. Dead sea.
In this work the protocols to follow are enumerated and the final number of
patients approaches to two thousand, in same number of men that women, and in
groups of ages oscillating from 9 to 80 years.
The daily care is carried out by a team of nurses and under the supervision
of a dermatólogits team that consulte the sick persons twice a week. The
patients follow a treatment program with regular sea and sun  Baths, beginning
initially the exhibition to the sun during half an hour twice a day increasing
the dose up to seven hours daily.
At the beginning, the sea baths are twice a day, 10 minutes in total, until
get four times a day 20 minutes each. It has been proven that even patient with
sensitive skin don't suffer from solar burns. The reason of that should be the
Dead Sea location to 394 meters under the sea level. Part of the spectrum UV is
due to the highest atmospheric pressure.
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Mines formationThe 96% of the patients improved during a period of treatment of
4 weeks. 1% didn't show changes in its skin, and other 1% it experienced a
worsening in their illness. The deteriorations were found in patient with
hipersensibility to solar radiations and in sick persons that suffered from
endogenous depressions.
Most of the sick persons were controlled during 8 days and two months after,
at domiciliary level. Later on, they answered the questionnaires that were sent
to them every two months in order to discover when the illness appeared again.
The 45% of the reappearances took place starting from the first month after
having concluded the treatment, Mischler and Krebs point out that after the
Goeckerman treatment (tar and rays UV), 45% of the treaties had a reappearance
after one month.
It is interesting to point out that 65% of the patients having reappearances,
found that they were softest than after other treatments, although 60% of
patient before the climatotherapy noticed that their skin deteriorated year
after year.
As it is picked up the scientific report, the types eritrodérmicos and the
widespread one (more than 60% of the surface of the body covered by lesions)
they were also treated successfully, but particular considerations were taken by
this group of patient. Among other, they were less exposed to the rays UV and
the local applications were given with caution, also the time of baths in the
hipertónic sea was restricted.
RESULTS
27% of the patients had serious pains in its articulations when arriving to
the Dead Sea. None distinction was made between arthritic psoriasis and other
psoriasis classes. 77% of the arthritic patients was treated completely of the
symptoms in its articulations at the end of the period of treatment.
Many patients had been hospitalized several times. They found that it was
better psychologically to participate in the climatotherapy that to be
hospitalized. Besides they feel that they were better preparated to face the
ilness derived problems. After having participated in the educational program of
the center of the Dead Sea. To be together with partners of suffering, gave them
the opportunity to discuss the illness and to see their different aspects.
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Most of the patients had not been before in a public beach. In the Dead Sea, the
appearance of the skin was not a problem, and when returning to its respective
countries, most of the patients cheered up to go to the beaches.
The specialists highlight that it is difficult to compare the results of the
climatotherapy with those of the hospitalization. Habitually, the patients
remain in the hospital until one obtains the wanted result, as long as the
climatic therapy, for practical reasons, notices the date of finalización of
the treatment ahead of time. Therefore, it is easier for the patients to plan
their daily life later.
CONCLUSIONS
The investigation study concludes with several recommendations.
After four weeks of climatotherapy in the Dead Sea, the obtained results went
similar to those obtained after the intensive traditional hospital treatments,
and without using remedies that can cause serious secondary effects.
To 96% of the patients, or they disappeared him completely the symptoms or
they improved. Later on a remarkable psychological improvement was noticed in
the patients, after having participated in the educational programs.
A softer reappearance that was observed in 65% of the patients after the
hospital treatments.
The climatoterapia is as effective as the traditional hospital treatments. The
climatoterapia is also cheaper than the hospital treatment, still in those cases
in that the patient should travel from far. On the other hand, the beds of the
hospitals are free for sick of other ailments.
To remember that in 1951 the Medical Center opened up Hadassa, to 1 km. to
Ein Karem's Southwest. This building has become famous for the windows of its
synagogue. It works of the Russian Jewish artist Marc Chagall, they represent
Jacob's twelve children.
Recommended Webs:
www.deadsea-health.org
www.turisrael.com
Mayte Suárez Santos. Specialist in Medicine
and Termalismo.
Member of the French Society of Termalismo and Talasoterapia for the
Buco-dental Health.
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17.04.2007
