FAQs
Q. Why haven’t I heard of this before?
A. Speleotherapy and Halotherapy (salt therapies) are best-known in Russia and Eastern Europe where salt caves occur naturally and their benefits have been well established, but it is not widely used in the West. This is partly because of the cost of importing the special rock and building salt rooms outside the areas where it naturally occurs.
Q. What is salt therapy?
A. Salt therapy involves sitting in a salt room for one hour at a time, to inhale 5mg of cleansing salt micro-particles, which can relieve the symptoms of many respiratory diseases. This is a time-tested natural therapy that does not require life-long prescription medication or expensive invasive surgical procedures.
Q. What is the treatment plan?
A. Salt therapists generally recommend an initial treatment plan of 14 sessions over 2 months and then additional treatments once or twice each month, depending on the severity of the condition and the benefits experienced by each patient. Some find it helpful to visit more often in the winter, or in the seasons when they experience allergies.
Q. What are the benefits of salt therapy?
A. Scientifically rigorous trials and research studies carried out in Russia and Eastern Europe have shown that Halotherapy confers significant benefits in the treatment of chronic bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, and helps to reduce the incidence of asthma attacks. Cheaper than drugs with fewer side-effects, salt therapy can be used to augment treatment of virtually all respiratory problems, and it also has preventative and invigorating effects on healthy people.
Q. Are there side effects from salt therapy?
A. Some patients experience itchy skin or a tickling in the throat while in the salt room. The drainage of accumulated mucus which salt therapy causes can cause an increase in coughing after several days of therapy, which is why we recommend leaving 2-3 days between treatments. Salt therapy is not recommended for patients suffering from advanced hypertension and other serious heart conditions or intoxication.
Q. What is the difference between Speleotherapy and Halotherapy?
A. Speleotherapy means “cave therapy,” involving bringing patients with respiratory diseases down into salt mines for treatment. Today, Speleotherapy can take place in a special Salt Room or Speleochamber, which has been built to replicate the conditions in a salt mine, or on a more limited scale, using a salt lamp. Halotherapy means “salt therapy”, and utilizes a salt generator or nebulizer to blow salt into the air.
Q: Can salt therapy replace conventional medicine?
A. Salt therapy is a complementary therapy that cannot totally replace conventional medicine, as there are often situations where it is essential to use medicine and medicinal inhalers. However, it can help to reduce the incidence of asthma attacks, reduce dependency on medications, prevent illnesses and strengthen the immune system. |
