1. Hot compress
When you are injured, towels also have a health care effect. Experts have said that hot compress with towel can relieve pain and has good health care effect.
Pay attention to choosing a clean towel, soak it in hot water at 40 to 45 degrees Celsius, twist it dry and apply it to the affected area. If it hurts when it comes into contact with the skin, you should put a layer of clean cloth or cotton pad on the affected area. Change towels every 5 minutes, preferably alternately. Each hot compress time is 15-20 minutes, 3-4 times a day.
2. The health care function of towels “hot compress” can also be extended to:
① Treatment of pillows: slight pillows can be applied to the affected area with hot towels and neck movements. Slowly bend your head forward and turn it slightly to the front, back, left and right.
② Improve dizziness: put a hot towel on the back of the head for several minutes each time. This can stimulate the acupoints on the back of the head, improve dizziness symptoms of some patients, and improve reaction and thinking ability.
③ Prevention of deafness: apply towel on the ear or gently rub it to improve the blood circulation of the ear and prevent functional deafness caused by ischemia.
④ Relieve eye fatigue: hot compress with towel can promote blood circulation around the eyes, reduce eye fatigue, partially alleviate the symptoms of dry eye, and have the effect of improving eyesight and brain.
Precautions: if there are blisters or injuries on the affected part, and it is an “open wound”, do not apply hot compress with a towel. When there is still bleeding and swelling in the acute stage of sprain, it is not advisable to apply hot compress. Hot compress should be applied 48 hours after hemostasis and swelling reduction. When acute abdominal pain is not diagnosed and red eye disease is not suitable for hot compress with towel.
Do you know the health function of towels? There are many uses for towels, and how to use towels is also one of the aspects of health care.
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