Benefits of hydrotherapy

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Hydrotherapy

could be used for treating ailments like back/neck pain, arthritis,

sports injury, spinal cord/head injury, spasticity, stroke and

paralysis, says Dr HS Chhabra Water

has been used to treat various diseases since a very longtime. It was

used by ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Egyptian

royalty bathed with essential oils and flowers, where as Romans had

communal public baths for their citizens. It’s use was revived during

the 19th century by a Dominician monk. Hydrotherapy uses the physical

properties of water for treatment. The buoyancy of water helps in

reducing the effect of gravity and thus less force is required for

performing movements. People

with painful joints and muscles can do exercises and movements in water

far more easily than outside it. In addition, the hydrostatic pressure

of water improves the circulation in the blood vessels and thus imparts

a sensation of well being. The well established useful effects of

heated water (the pool is generally kept at a temperature of 34 degree

centigrade) further contribute to the benefit. People are also less

wary of falls than outside water. Water has a property due

to which resistance to any movement increases with the speed at which

it is moved. This property is also beneficially used for muscle

strengthening by gradually increasing the speed of movements in order

to increase the resistance. Hydrotherapy could be used for treating

various musculoskeletal and neurological ailments like back/neck

pain, arthritis, sports injury, spinal cord/head injury, spasticity,

stroke and paralysis. It is also very useful for

exercises/rehabilitation after surgery. It could also be used as a mode

of exercise, especially for pre and post delivery

exercises, for weight reduction and for relaxation (as in spa). There

are various forms of hydrotherapy. Submersive hydrotherapy involves

submerging all part of a body in water in a pool or a tank with or

without whirling water. For Packings a wet sheet envelopes the body and

a number of dry blankets are packed tightly over it. This is generally

kept for an hour and followed by a general bath.

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