US-based halotherapy equipment supplier Halotherapy Solutions has introduced a new HaloIR ADA (American Disabilities Act) unit.

As the latest addition to the HaloIR collection, the ADA-compliant model is capable of accommodating wheelchairs, and offers both halotherapy and infrared sauna therapies alongside chromotherapy, aromatherapy and guided meditations.

Steve Spiro, Halotherapy Solutions CEO, said the new unit is timely as “more and more seniors are now emerging from a year of lockdowns with a greater sense of the importance of respiratory health, hygiene and immunity – so now it’s especially important to be providing them with the accessibility they need”.

“As increasing numbers of building inspectors are requiring ADA units in spa, wellness and fitness centres, we believe this new unit will be in high demand,” he added.

With its respiratory and antimicrobial properties, salt- or halo-therapy has been tipped as a key wellness trend in light of COVID-19.

Harking from Poland, halotherapy is typically offered as a dry treatment using a halogenerator to produce pharmaceutical-grade particles of salt for inhalation in an environment that mimics a salt cave microclimate with dry, cold conditions and no humidity.

It can also be carried out through wet methods such as salt-water baths and pools and floatation tanks.