Hydrotherapy Dictionary

HYDROTHERAPY

Although ancient Greece and Rome had both adopted the beliefs that water had healing properties, it was the Romans to first integrate hydrotherapy into their social life, building temples and baths near natural springs. Father Sebastian Kneipp from Worshofen, Bavaria, however, was the true father of modern-day hydrotherapy in Germany.

Various hydrotherapy massage techniques exist and are generally utilized by massage/bodywork practitioners, physical therapists, physicians, and spa technicians. These include underwater massage, herbal baths, thalassotherapy, Kneipp therapy, vichy treatments, scotch hoses, and Swiss showers.

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Hydrotherapy: Water used as a form of treatment by way of jet massages, showers, and baths.

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HydroTherapy

The use of water in any of its three forms (solid, liquid, or gas), whether it used internally or externally, for the treatment of disease of trauma, or for cleansing purposes.

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HYDROTHERAPY: Bathing in water has been used throughout history but the mineral baths which were opened during the nineteenth century in the UK and Europe claimed the most successful treatments.

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Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy techniques can range from Russian baths, steam inhalation, sitz baths, ice packs to hot compresses. For all, it's the application of hot or cold water that creates the benefit to the patient.

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