Description
Paraffin oil Used primarily for the treatment of hand abnormalities associated with rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative arthritis, and other collagen vascular diseases such as scleroderma, paraffin oil baths are a useful form of conduction-type heat therapy capable of providing superficial heating of the affected tissues. Paraffin oil are reasonably safe as long as the temperature of the liquid paraffin oil is checked before extremity immersion or application. The paraffin oil is generally mixed with mineral oil (7 parts paraffin to 1 part of mineral oil) and placed in a thermostatically controlled heater .
The affected body part is dipped into the paraffin bath and then removed to allow the paraffin oil to solidify. This procedure is repeated up to 10 times. The affected body parts are placed under an insulating sheet for approximately 20 minutes, and then the paraffin oil is stripped off and returned to the thermostatically controlled heater to melt and use again. This technique is usually not undertaken with acutely inflamed joints and can be used only after anti-inflammatory drugs have begun to treat the acute inflammation.
- Fuel: Used in jet engines, rockets, diesel engines, and tractor engines
- Cosmetics and medicine: Used in cosmetics and medicine
- Wood care: Used to protect untreated wood surfaces, such as cutting boards, kitchen wood, and sauna benches
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