Hydrotherapy is a general term
for a group of alternative treatments that use water for the relief of
various diseases or injuries, or for cleansing the digestive tract. The
use of hydrotherapy has a long history as a form of medical treatment.
For example, in classical times the Romans and Greeks found sources of
water that were considered to have healing properties
Hydrotherapy is used to treat a wide range of
conditions, often in conjunction with conventional medical treatment.
External hydrotherapy involves the immersion of the
body in water or the application of water or ice to the body.
Think of a relaxing bath or shower even today one in a
whirlpool, or hot tub. These are some of the home hydrotherapy
treatments we give ourselves. Home treatments are the most popular,
useful and oldest form of hydrotherapy. Most of us have these skills
ourselves along with the wonderful products for our home baths available
today. Hydrotherapy is used for everything from arthritis to stress
reduction.
Reaching back in history, many of our ancestors used
hydrotherapy techniques. Hydrotherapy, the refreshing use of water in
any of its three forms solid, liquid or gas is used by children and
adults as the experience a plunge or swim in cold water on a hot day.
Prenatally, we were all fed and nourished in a sac of water in our
mother’s uterus…known as amniotic fluid. The ancient Romans built
and used public bath houses for therapeutic purposes.
These treatments are based on the different effects of
hot or cold water on the skin and underlying tissues. Hot water (around
100°F/37.8°C) relaxes muscles and causes sweating. It is used to treat
arthritis, rheumatism, poor circulation, and sore muscles. Hot water
hydrotherapy can be used in combination with aromatherapy by adding
scented oils to the water. Cold water (60°F/15.6°C) treatments are
used to stimulate blood flow in the skin and underlying muscles.
Temperature-based treatments include the application
of moist heat or cold to specific parts of the body. The application of
moist heat is called fomentation, and is used for chest colds,
influenza, or arthritis. Cold compresses or ice packs are used in the
treatment of sprains, headaches, or dental surgery. Body packs, which
consist of wet cloth wrapped around the patient, are sometimes used to
calm psychiatric patients and for detoxification.
A sitz bath is a form of treatment in which the
patient sits in a specially constructed tub that allows the lower
abdomen to be submerged in water of a different temperature from the
water around the feet. Sitz baths are recommended for hemorrhoids,
prostate swelling, menstrual cramps, and other genitourinary disorders.
Hydrotherapy Bathback to top
This is basically a relaxing soak in a therapeutic jacuzzi (usually hot)
that opens up the pores and allows you to sweat out toxins, as well as
promoting psychological and muscular relaxation. Most have pulsating
water and air jets that massage you all over - often computerized so you
can select different massage patterns. Often the therapist adds various
medicinal elements to the water such as salts, essential oils, milk or
seaweed preparations.
Inhalation Therapyback to top
Inhalation therapy is when saunas or steam rooms are scented with
essential oils or herbs. For the nasal passage clearing eucalyptus is
the most common additive, but lemongrass, lavender and other herbs have
also become popular, as has sea salt.
Vichy Showerback to top
Originating in France, the Vichy shower consists of a row of shower
heads suspended over a massage table. You lie on the table and are
sprayed down from stem to stern on both sides.It is usually done as part
of a body mud treatment, though is both relaxing and stimulating on its
own.
Hydrotherapy is usually one component of an overall program. It can
offer specific relief to people with:
Arthritis problems
Back and neck pain
Sports injuries
Work-related injuries
Cerebral palsy
Orthopedic injuries
Rest and relaxation is a potential benefit from the
treatment.
Anti-inflammatory effects may expected.
Used
correctly, hot and cold treatments are probably the most powerful
anti-inflammatory treatments with essentially no side-effects, known
to mankind.While the anti-inflammatory effects are certain, it takes
other remedies working in concert with hot and cold treatments to
effect a cure for the inflamed body part, for example, tendonitis or
bursitis. A generally good diet and excercise program are needed to
act in concert with the hot and cold to effect a permanent cure of
the inflammation.
Internal hydrotherapy includes colonic
irrigations and enemas. Steam baths or inhalation of steam to
relieve respiratory congestion are also forms of internal hydrotherapy,
as is drinking mineral water to restore the body's electrolyte balance
or cleanse the system.
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