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Paraffin Wax Therapy
The use of warm paraffin began during the First World War as a medical treatment for orthopedic injuries and was described as early as the 1930s by James A. Dickson, MD, and Walter J. Zeiter, MD, both of the Cleveland Clinic.
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...but how can wax help?
Paraffin wax has a very high heat capacity, meaning it is able to absorb and retain a great amount of heat. A paraffin wax bath takes advantage of paraffin’s heat-retaining capacity in a simple process called heat transfer. As it melts in the warmer, the paraffin changes to become liquid and retains heat.
Then, when a hand, foot, elbow, or other area is dipped into the heated bath, the paraffin quickly changes into solid form, transferring the heat to the dipped area.