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Physiotherapy in a pool (usually heated).
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| hydrotherapy |
This ancient therapy advocates the therapeutic uses of water in treating many conditions, and in self-healing.
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| hydrotherapy |
Water application therapy developed by Parson Kneipp, such as showers, baths or wraps. The Greek term for water is
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treating a disease with hot or cold water, externally or internally to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation, and the application of hot and/or cold compresses.
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can include cold or hot baths ?or alternating them, which is called contrast bathing. The theory on the effectiveness of contrast baths is that the changes between vasodilation (heat) and vasoconstriction (cold) cause a pumping action in the muscles and helps speed waste removal and nutrient delivery. Whirlpool baths can promote muscle relaxation and sooth sensory nerve endings.
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