Siwa Medical Tourism
Sand burial treatment.
Sand Burial Treatment
Hot sand is spread all over Siwa, effective in treating skin diseases and rheumatism. It is unique in the presence of therapeutic sand baths, treatment with sparkling sulfur water, hot stones and medicinal mud, in addition to the charming calm and purity of the atmosphere and the absence of humidity, and the natural treasures that God gave to the oasis, which makes it one of the best places in the world for therapeutic tourism and a destination for those who wish to calm and relax.
Dakrour Mountain
(Jabal Dakrour)
Jabal Dakrour
Jabal Dakrour is considered one of the most important therapeutic tourist areas that many tourists, both Arabs and foreigners, visit, as the hot mountain sands are used in the treatment of many skin diseases and rheumatic pain as well as the fresh water springs in the mountain. There are also specialists in Jabal Dakrur in treating diseases through burial. In the sand. Where it is done according to specific steps and order.
Burial in the sand is considered an effective method in treating orthopedic diseases in a way where the patient is buried in the hot sand up to the neck and then the burial is repeated according to the affected area for a period of not less than 20 minutes. And many of those who practiced burial in sand reported that this method has really eliminated joint pain, especially since the sand temperature in Siwa reaches 45 degrees Celsius, and the medical tourism season begins, mid-June and continues until mid-September of each year, as the sand contains a large number of minerals Fils bars and a little bit of uranium, radioactive potassium, and some clay minerals. Art therapy in hot sand is a type of natural treatment that modern medicine uses in various forms and tools, using indirect heat, in addition to taking advantage of the natural salts present in the sand. Sand baths also help in removing ovarian cysts and fats, cleaning the uterus, removing rheumatism and damp pain, treating stiffness of the vertebrae and treating lumbar pain. The treatment centers in Siwa provide accommodation, service and accommodation during the treatment period.
There is also a place dedicated to women’s treatment, in which women from Siwa work and supervise them, who have experience in this field, and it is categorically prohibited to photograph inside the treatment areas for women.