Try: #encourage the cr to use the bathroom before the foot bath so the soak won’t be interrupted #seat the cr in a comfortable chair with adequate arm rests #place the tub so the cr’s feet can rest comfortably inside it #fill the plastic tub with enough warm water to cover the cr’s feet and ankles #test the water with your hand before the cr’s feet are soaked #add a small amount of liquid soap and 3 tablespoons of epsom salts to the water #soak feet for approximately 20 minutes #don’t use epsom salts without a doctor’s permission if the cr is diabetic

Materials: Comfortable chair epsom salts plastic tub feet fit in comfortably warm water liquid soap

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Some Supervision

Information: Warming the feet and ankles can improve circulation throughout the body including the brain thereby reducing pressure in the cranial blood vessels which in turn may reduce headache pain women and the elderly are often prone to magnesium deficiency especially in the summer time and magnesium deficiency can lead to a sense of heavy tiredness epsom salts contain magnesium that can be absorbed through the feet during a warm soak

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed