What is Halotherapy?(Salt Therapy)

Salt therapy has provided benefits for those with the following conditions:

‍Reference: Salt Therapy Association Reference and Resource Guide, Page 8. https://www.salttherapyassociation.org/images/STA-Reference-and-Resources-Guide-022819-RED.pdf Salt Therapy Association “What is Dry Salt Therapy?” Educational Card.

Salt rooms are designed to provide dry salt therapy in a man-made environment that can vary by size, design, and function.  A salt cave is a type of style and décor of a salt room that often resembles a cave-like environment.

There are basically two types of salt rooms—passive and active.

Passive salt rooms provide an environment using various salt elements and décor, along with the right temperature, humidity, and climate conditions. This is done to mimic the look and feel of salt caves and mines, which can provide a therapeutic effect known as Speleotherapy.   These facilities often do not utilize any equipment (halogenerator) to disperse salt into the air.

Active salt rooms provide a much more effective salt therapy environment utilizing a halogenerator to grind salt into micron-sized particles that are then dispersed into the air.  The décor and style of the room can vary from a simple children’s theme to a more spa-like environment and from a more clinical look to an elaborate cave-like room.

Most salt rooms are set-up to have several people at once sitting and relaxing in the room at a time.  Sessions are typically scheduled and start at specific times for approximately 45 minutes.