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Full-body naftalan bath

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Full-body naftalan bath

The principal procedure, the body immersed fully in naftalan oil — on prescription.

The full-body naftalan bath is the principal form of naftalan treatment and the one most often prescribed. The body is immersed completely in naftalan oil, so the naftalan hydrocarbons meet a wide area of skin at once. Sun City Hotel & Spa stands over the only field in the world where this oil is drawn in industrial quantities — around the town of Naftalan in Azerbaijan.

How a full-body naftalan bath is taken

The guest is immersed to the neck, with the head above the surface. The temperature, the length of the session and the number of sessions in the course are set from the examination and the laboratory tests taken on arrival. Afterwards the oil is washed off in a dedicated shower and twenty to thirty minutes of rest follow. The whole procedure runs under the supervision of medical staff.

Which conditions a naftalan bath helps with

Naftalan hydrocarbons reduce inflammation, relieve pain and speed the repair of tissue. A full-body bath carries that effect across a wide area in a single session:

What a naftalan bath does for the body

  • Less pain in the joints and the spine
  • A gradual return of range of movement
  • Calmer skin, with less inflammation and itching
  • Better circulation and tissue nutrition
  • Muscle tension easing

Contraindications to a naftalan bath

The procedure is given on prescription only. You are examined on arrival, tests are taken where needed, and only then is the form of the course decided. The cardiovascular system, blood pressure and a number of chronic conditions may lead the doctor to choose a gentler form instead — a sitz bath or a local one.

Full-body naftalan bath in Naftalan — Sun City Hotel & Spa

The treatment wing shares a building with the hotel: after a procedure you are back in your room within a few minutes, without going outside. Your physician follows your condition through the course and changes the schedule where it is needed. The bath is usually planned together with physiotherapy and massage, as one programme.

When Full-body naftalan bath is prescribed

  • Arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatism
  • Osteochondrosis and spinal conditions
  • Psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis
  • Neuralgia, neuritis, radiculitis

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Questions and answers

Frequently asked questions

The length of the bath and the temperature are not set by a standard chart but chosen by the physician, from your diagnosis and general condition. The time prescribed should not be exceeded, since the procedure loads the cardiovascular system. How many baths a course holds also follows from the examination and tests on arrival.

The procedure is carried out under the supervision of medical staff, so saying the moment anything feels wrong is enough — the session is stopped. Dizziness, a racing heart or feeling too hot are not things to keep quiet about. The physician may then change the length or the form of the bath; sometimes a full bath is replaced by a sitz or a local one.

Extra heat load is not advised on a bath day — sauna, hammam and the phyto-barrel are kept off it. A short rest follows the procedure, because the body needs to settle after the load. For the pool, check the timing with your physician; the timetable is built so that two heavy loads do not fall on one day.

In a full-body bath the body is immersed in the oil up to the neck, with the head outside. That wide reach is what sets it apart from the sitz and local baths: the effect is spread over the whole body. It is also why the load on the cardiovascular system is greater, and why the form is prescribed only after an examination.

This must be declared at the examination. In a number of cardiovascular conditions a full-body bath is not prescribed, because the wide heat effect creates load. That does not mean giving up the course, though: in such cases a sitz bath, a local bath or a naftalan application is chosen instead, with far less load.

That depends on the kind of complaint and how long it has lasted, so naming a day would not be right. Naftalan treatment works as a course rather than as a single procedure — the effect gathers as the course runs. The physician follows your condition throughout, and what you report about how you feel matters to that judgement.

Other procedures

Naftalan sitz bath

Naftalan sitz bath

A bath to the waist, used in programmes directed at the pelvic area.

Local naftalan bath (lower limbs)

Local naftalan bath (lower limbs)

A local bath immersing a foot or a single limb.

Naftovit application (natural naftalan oil)

Naftovit application (natural naftalan oil)

Local application of a product made from natural naftalan oil — year-round, under supervision.

Gynaecological treatment with naftalan

Gynaecological treatment with naftalan

A gynaecological programme built on naftalan applications, after examination.

Urological treatment with naftalan

Urological treatment with naftalan

A urological programme built on naftalan applications and rectal procedures.

Emsella (pelvic floor therapy)

Emsella (pelvic floor therapy)

A non-invasive procedure taken seated and fully clothed — for women and men.

Speleotherapy (salt therapy)

Speleotherapy (salt therapy)

A breathing session in a salt environment — used in respiratory and skin programmes.

Laser therapy

Laser therapy

A local laser effect, used for skin, nerve and joint complaints.

Infrared therapy with naftalan

Infrared therapy with naftalan

Infrared radiation used together with a naftalan application.

Four-chamber naftalan bath

Four-chamber naftalan bath

A local bath with the hands and feet in four separate chambers, used where the full bath is contraindicated.

Mineral bath

Mineral bath

A bath in mineral water carrying salts and trace elements — a procedure separate from naftalan.

Iodine-bromine bath

Iodine-bromine bath

A bath rich in iodine and bromine, also chosen as an alternative where the naftalan bath is contraindicated.