Helio-therapy involves treating diseases by exposing the body to sunlight. It uses the electromagnetic waves from the sun. There are different types of sun baths including ordinary, Rickley, Kuhne, and with wet cloth. Sun baths are generally taken in early morning or evening for 10-15 minutes daily and involve exposing different parts of the body to sunlight gradually. Precautions like head protection and monitoring for side effects are important. Sun baths can help with conditions like rickets, osteoporosis, and depression but should be avoided in fever, skin diseases, or eye issues. Benefits include better skin, immunity, and mood while risks include premature aging and skin cancer from overexposure.

1. Helio – therapy
By
S3
B.N.Y.S

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Types
• Techniques

3. INTRODUCTION
• Helio therapy is defined as the treatment
of disease by exposing the body to
sunlight
• It is the treatment by means of Sun’s
electromagnetic waves

4. SUN
• Is the nearest star
• Consists of mainly hydrogen and helium
and iron, oxygen, and carbon
• The temperature is about 10,000 degrees
Fahrenheit on the surface and more than
28 million degrees Fahrenheit at the core

6. ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION
• Consists of
• Radio waves (1 mm to 100 km)
• Microwaves (1 mm to 1 m )
• Infrared radiation ( 0.74 µm to 300 µm)
• Visible light (380nm to 740 nm)
• Ultraviolet radiation ( 0.01 nm to 10nm)
• X rays (100 A to 0.01 A)
• Gamma rays

7. WHY SUNLIGHT IS IMPORTANT
• Essential for the evolution of life on earth
• Visible light needed for photosynthesis
• IR gives warmth
• Directly or indirectly every body depends
on sun

8. SUN BATH
• Sunbath can be taken by all people of all
ages and both genders
• Early morning and evening is the best (7 to
9 AM and 4 to 6 PM)
• 10 minutes to 15 minutes of daily
exposure is useful for maintaining normal
functioning of the body

9. TYPES OF SUN BATH
• Ordinary Sun Bath
• Rickley Sun Bath
• Kuhne Sun Bath
• Sun Bath With Wet Cloth
• Atapa Snana

10. ORDINARY SUN BATH
• Spread a blanket or mat on ground
• Protect head from sunlight
• Lie down wearing minimum clothing

11. RICKLEY SUN BATH
• Taken just after sunrise
• Portion of the body exposed to sun is gradually
increased every day
• First only feet, then thighs, navel region and
gradually entire body
• After sunbath patient may sit in shadow for
about 5-15 minutes
• The body may then be wiped with a wet towel
• Very helpful in cases of eczema, growth
stagnation in children, blood deficiency diseases
etc.

12. KUHNE SUN BATH
• Patient lies down in sun wearing minimum
clothes
• Banana leaves cover the head, face and
navel
• Opens the pores of the skin
• Can be taken from ½ to 1 hr.
• If sun is strong reduce the duration

13. SUN BATH WITH WET CLOTH
• Patient is covered up to neck by a dry
sheet or blanket and kept under sunlight
• When the body is heated replace using a
wet cloth
• Head must be covered by wet cloth
• Bath can be taken for 20 to 40 minutes

14. ATAPA SNANA
• Patient is covered up to neck by a dry
sheet or blanket and kept under sunlight
• When the body is heated replace using a
wet cloth
• Patient must be covered by banana leaves
• Head must be covered by wet cloth
• Bath can be taken for 20 to 40 minutes

15. PRECAUTION WHILE TAKING
SUN BATH
• Head must be protected while taking sunbath –
either by keeping it in shade or by covering it
with a wet cloth
• Do not take bath in strong sunlight
• If headache or any other trouble
occurs, duration of sunbath should be reduced
the next day

16. BEFORE TAKING SUN BATH
• Wash head, neck and face
• Only half the stomach must be filled
• Drink two glasses of water

17. METHOD
• All parts of body should be exposed
• Period of sunbath must be divided four
times
• ¼ th left side
• ¼ th right side
• ¼ th front side
• ¼ th back side

18. DURATION
• Varies according to physiological condition
of the person
• Time should be increased gradually
• Duration should not exceed 1 hr.

19. AFTER SUN BATH
• Do not take food immediately
• Bathe with cold water after ½ hour and
wipe all body parts with wet towel
• Spinal bath for 15 minutes

20. INDICATIONS
• Osteomalacia • Psychology
depressants
• Rickets
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Obesity
• Lower back ache
• Insomnia • Osteo arthritis
• Psoriasis • Hemiplegia
• Fatal breast cancer • Scabies
• COPD • TB
Etc.

21. CONTRA - INDICATIONS
• Fever • Leukemia
• Acne Vulgaris • Edema
• Angina Pectoris • Chicken pox
• Cardiac disorders • Measles
• Poisoning • Hyper vitamin D
• Hypertension • Conjunctivitis

22. BENEFITS
• Healthy looking complexion
• Regular exposure builds natural resistance against
harmful sun rays
• UV rays – antiseptics
• Clears skin diseases
• Enhance immune system
• Encourages healthy circulation
• Sooth nerves and boost mood by increasing
production of endorphin and serotonin
• Increases melatonin output at night

23. BENEFITS cont.…
• Balances PMS
• Improves function of the liver
• Decreases risk breast, colon and prostate cancer
• Metabolizes cholesterol
• Decreases BP, resting HR, increases O/P of blood
• Decreases SAD like sadness, insomnia and
carbohydrate cravings
• Reduces frequency of cold up to 40.3%

24. BENEFITS cont.…
• Sunbath leads to sweating
• Sunlight treats foreign particles and it
comes out through sweat, urine or stool
• Opens the pores of the skin
• Helps body to metabolize Vitamin D

25. PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS
• Over exposure causes
• Premature aging
• Wrinkling
• Skin cancer

26. THANK YOU…