{"id":19001,"date":"2020-06-08T15:44:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/art-therapy\/art-therapy-spotlight-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:50:26","slug":"halotherapy-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"modality","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/halotherapy\/halotherapy-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Halotherapy Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Halotherapy\/Salt therapy<\/strong>\u00a0refers to various treatments that involve being immersed in salt environments, including active and passive experiences. Salt therapy originated in Eastern Europe in the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0century, and involved spending time in naturally occurring salt caves (speleotherapy). The dry, \u201cactive\u201d method of halotherapy in our modern era is conducted in man-made, humidity-free salt rooms\/caves where precise micro-particles of salt are actively dispersed by special equipment called a halogenerator. Most studies on halotherapy are small, but proponents point to studies that show benefit for respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergies\u2013and for skin conditions from psoriasis to acne.<\/p>\n

Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n

The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research. These Spotlights were not selected because they are the most favorable or the most recent, but to provide you an introduction to the more extensive research you’ll uncover searching the four databases found in the \u201cResearch\u201d section of this site.<\/p>\n