Peat Therapy

0.01 sec.

Peat Therapy

the use of peat for therapeutic purposes; a type of pelotherapy. The peat used usually meets hygienic requirements, is highly decomposed (more than 60 percent), and has been heated to 42°–52°C. Peat therapy is more easily tolerated than treatment with sediment mud, from which peat differs by its substantial content of organic matter, lower heat conductivity, greater heat capacity, and higher optimum temperature. The principal method of peat therapy is external application. It may be combined with electrotherapy.

REFERENCE

Olefirenko, V. T. Vodoteplolechenie. Moscow, 1970.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Peasants' War Pease Creek Recreation Area Peat peat ball peat bed Peat Bog peat breccia Peat Briquette peat coal Peat Coke Peat Excavator Peat Extraction peat flow peat formation Peat Gas Peat Industry Peat Machine peat moor peat moss Peat Press Peat Reserves peat slime Peat Soil Peat Tar Peat Tedder Peat Therapy Peat Wax Peat Windrower Peat-Humus Pot peat-sapropel peau de soie Peaucellier linkage pebble pebble armor pebble bed pebble coal pebble conglomerate Pebble Culture pebble dash pebble dike pebble heater pebble mill pebble peat pebble phosphate pebble wall pebble-bed reactor pebble-weave Pebbleman pebbles pebblestone pebbling			peat hags Peat Industry Peat Machine peat moor peat moss peat moss peat moss Peat Moss Association peat mosses peat mosses peat mosses Peat Press Peat reek Peat Reserves peat scour peat scour peat scour peat scour peat scours peat scours peat scours peat slime Peat soil Peat soil Peat soil Peat swamp Peat swamp Peat swamp peat tar Peat Tedder Peat Therapy peat wax Peat Windrower Peat-Humus Pot peat-sapropel PEATC peatier peatier peatier peatiest peatiest peatiest Peatland Peatland Peatland Peatland Ecology Research Group Peatlands Peatlands Peatlands Peatreek Peatreek Peatreek PEATS peaty peaty peaty Peaty soil Peaty soil Peaty soil PEAU peau d'orange

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.