Trying to stay warm in the wintertime is often a daunting task, but add 'polar vortexes' to the wintry mix and you've got some real challenges in contending with cold weather. While freezing and below freezing temperatures are uncomfortable for us all, they especially wreak havoc for the elderly, and for those folks with circulatory and musculoskeletal issues like diabetes and arthritis. Everyday tasks like buttoning a blouse or chopping vegetables can become impossible for individuals with stiff, painful or deformed hands. The seemingly simple act of putting on a coat can be an incredibly painful task for someone with bursitis or tennis elbow, while someone else might have an awful time trying to walk around on painful feet that suffer from poor circulation. 

Thankfully, warmth almost always helps improve these kinds of conditions for people, and heated paraffin wax therapy not only provides this healing warmth, but also feels wonderful in the process! Hands work much better when they are warmed, and this is especially true for those who have arthritic hands, or other circulatory disorders. A recent study confirmed these findings, reporting that the individuals who received heated paraffin wax therapy noticed less pain and increased flexibility when gripping items than those who did not get this therapy. 

While paraffin wax therapy used to be the sole domain of manicurists, spa and therapy professionals, now just about everyone can afford to do their own paraffin wax therapy safely and conveniently at home with these excellent products from Rehabmart. Durable and strong enough to stand up to the busiest professional practice, these paraffin baths and accessories are also perfect to use at home for personal use. 

Making it easy not only to immerse hands, the innovative Parabath® Paraffin Bath also allows you to dip your foot, ankle or elbow into its oversized and deep stainless steel tank for unsurpassed heated wax therapy. Operating at temperatures between 125 and 134 degrees F., the lightweight and portable Parabath® provides comforting moist heat to soothe joints, tissue and skin, helping to relieve pain associated with strains, sprains, joint stiffness and arthritis. The tank's unique insulated outer housing enhances heat retention, and this unit also includes six pounds of unscented paraffin wax.

The Therabath PRO Professional Paraffin Bath is another larger and deeper model that can accommodate hands, feet and elbows, providing intensive moist heat therapy to moisturize and nourish the skin, while relieving the pain of sports injuries, joint stiffness and arthritis. Fully insulated and energy efficient, the PRO can be safely operated for 24 hours straight, making it a great choice for professionals and busy practices. CETL and CE listed, this exceptional paraffin bath features an automatic temperature control with a range of 128 to 132 degrees F., a fully insulated hospital-grade cord, while it also includes six pounds of Therabath paraffin wax.

For the ultimate paraffin bath treatment, prolong the therapy with the Hand and Foot ComforKit. With a choice of either two insulated mitts or two insulated boots, the warm paraffin therapy lasts longer once you slip your waxed up feet or hands into these cozy devices. Constructed of heavyweight, ultra-plush terry velour with 8 ounce fiberfill insulation, these mitts and boots are designed for maximum comfort and warmth. Aside from relieving stiffness and pain more effectively, these kits also give users a wonderful beauty treatment for their hands and feet, enabling softer and smoother skin by retaining the therapy of the heated paraffin wax. The ComforKit includes 100 disposable plastic liners for easy clean-up, Sanitizing Spray to cleanse the skin properly prior to treatment, and heat-activated Paraffin Treatment Hydrating Cream to add more moisture after and between paraffin treatments.

When you need a wax refill, Rehabmart offers several choices of paraffin wax to use in your paraffin bath. Therabath's PRO Refill Paraffin Beads are crystal clear, FDA food-grade paraffin that has been triple filtered and specially formulated to provide maximum therapeutic benefits in any paraffin bath device. Non-greasy, soft and pliable, the deeply hydrating PRO Paraffin Beads are available in a wintergreen scent, or in a colorant- and scent-free version. The convenient one-pound Waxwel Paraffin Blocks Refills come sealed individually in plastic bags, and can be used in any paraffin bath. Scent choices include wintergreen, lavender, peach, citrus, rose and unscented for a wider range of aromatherapy along with the heated paraffin therapy.

Using paraffin baths at home is easy, safe and convenient. General guidelines instruct users to heat the wax to a temperature of around 122 F., and both hands (or feet, ankles and elbows) should be immersed, removed, then immersed again once the layer has hardened, up to about ten layers. Dipped body parts should then be covered with a plastic bag and wrapped in towels (or the Comforkit mitts and boots), and after 15 to 20 minutes, the wax should then be removed. 

Join the millions of paraffin wax treatment users who have found excellent, daily relief from pain with this amazing, warming therapy. Whatever polar weather extreme might be happening in your corner of the world, you can now enjoy some beneficial and healing warmth right in the privacy of your own home. Relax muscles, stimulate circulation, improve joint fluidity and enhance nerve conduction with some serious therapeutic paraffin baths and accessories from Rehabmart. 

Carol Koenigsknecht,
Medical Consumer Editor,
Content & Social Media Services
and
Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO