Can a foot bath reduce edema?

There is no study that can show that soaking the feet can reduce edema, but soaking the feet has some benefits for edema. Edema is divided into physiological edema and pathological edema, which can be treated by appropriate massage and medication as prescribed by the doctor. Foot soaking can play the role of blood circulation, eliminate fatigue, dredge the meridians, can to a certain extent relieve the discomfort caused by edema. In addition, foot soaking can also be used as an adjunctive treatment during medication, but foot soaking alone cannot reduce swelling, so you need to use medication in combination with your doctor’s advice. When soaking feet, it is recommended to choose the right water temperature, but also pay attention to the time of soaking feet, to avoid the water temperature is too hot, resulting in scalding, but also to avoid soaking feet for too long, sedentary and long standing to affect the blood circulation, which aggravates the symptoms of edema. After the symptoms of edema, it is recommended to improve the examination to determine the factors causing the symptoms, and then symptomatic treatment, generally regular treatment, the symptoms will gradually disappear.