Hydrotherapy
Water Therapy plays an important role in cleansing our bodies. Water brings along many benefits. First of all its free and available in abundance. Usually it is free from contaminants and does not cause any harsh results. It can be used as is – at room temperature or hot/cold as the need be. It can also be used as steam, for inhalation and for external as in sauna. The various uses are given here:
Water – Hydrotherapy (use of water)
- Enema
- Foot bath – hot
- Foot bath – cold
- Alternate hot and cold foot bath
- Steam bath
- Steam inhalation
- Sponge bath
- Local steaming
- Immersion bath
- Effusion douche bath
- Full and Alternate Tub cold and hot immersion bath (neutral and with friction)
- Full tub graduated hot/cold immersion bath
- Underwater hydro massage
- Sauna bath
- Cold/ natural/ hot hip bath
- Spinal bath (sitting and lying position)
- Sitz/ genitals bath
- Local thermal packs
- Cold compresses
- Gastro hepatic / Renal alternate hot/cold compress
- Jet spray (cold, hot, alternate hot and cold)
- Colon therapy
