Eydie DeVincenzi on sun 28 may 00
>suggested a hot parrafin dip for my hands. Each hand was immersed in th=
e
overly warm wax and slightly dried then dipped again for 6 times. At that=
point each hand was placed in a hand baggie and then a terry cloth glove
was
put on over the baggie. It was unbelievably warm and relaxing. After the
wax
cooled, maybe about 10 minutes, the wax was peeled and I had 10 pink and
shriveled fingers<
I use my paraffin bath for my osteoarthritis [in my ring finger]. I foun=
d
a slower cooker at a garage sale and when I need to use it, I turn it on
LOW. My therapist said to add a teaspoon of oil to keep the paraffin sof=
t.
Eydie
Des Howard on wed 31 may 00
The small rural hospital I work at periodically has a hot paraffin wax bath
in the physiotherapy dept., in winter the staff swear by the occasional
use of it for hands that are becoming chafed/stiff from the cold & constant
hot/cold hand washing.
Des
Eydie DeVincenzi wrote:
> >suggested a hot parrafin dip for my hands. Each hand was immersed in the
> overly warm wax and slightly dried then dipped again for 6 times. At that
> point each hand was placed in a hand baggie and then a terry cloth glove
> was
> put on over the baggie. It was unbelievably warm and relaxing. After the
> wax
> cooled, maybe about 10 minutes, the wax was peeled and I had 10 pink and
> shriveled fingers<
>
> I use my paraffin bath for my osteoarthritis [in my ring finger]. I found
> a slower cooker at a garage sale and when I need to use it, I turn it on
> LOW. My therapist said to add a teaspoon of oil to keep the paraffin soft.
>
> Eydie
>
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