The effects of hydrotherapy on human body mainly include temperature stimulation, mechanical stimulation and chemical stimulation.
According to its usage, it can be divided into immersion bath, shower, jet bath, whirlpool bath, bubble bath and so on. According to its temperature, it can be divided into high temperature water bath, warm water bath, flat warm water bath and cold water bath; According to the drugs it contains, it can be divided into carbonic acid bath, turpentine bath, physiological saline bath and starch bath.
Chinese name
Water therapy
Foreign name
mineral spring
function
Prevention and treatment of diseases
Stimulation type
Temperature stimulation, mechanical stimulation, chemical stimulation
Application mode
Immersion bath, shower, whirlpool bath, bubble bath, etc.
history
As early as ancient Greece, Hippocrates, the father of western medicine, used hot springs for treatment, and hot spring therapy was also recorded in ancient China and Japan.
Until18th century-19th century, Sebastian Kneip, the father of German spa, and others published that spa was used for formal medical purposes.
Hydrotherapy is often used to treat musculoskeletal diseases, and the popular "SPA" is also a kind of hydrotherapy.
The effects of hydrotherapy on human body mainly include temperature stimulation, mechanical stimulation and chemical stimulation.
classify
Can be divided into immersion bath, shower, jet bath, whirlpool bath, bubble bath and so on. According to its temperature, it can be divided into high temperature water bath, warm water bath, flat warm water bath and cold water bath; According to the drugs it contains, it can be divided into carbonic acid bath, turpentine bath, physiological saline bath and starch bath.
efficacy
There are many functions of hydrotherapy, including: constant temperature cooling, muscle relaxation, brain cell regeneration and resurrection, increasing blood oxygen, promoting heart function, promoting blood circulation, skin bleaching, cleaning pores, removing body odor, and removing aging cuticle of skin. The principle is that through the alternate use of various hydrotherapy equipment, oxygen-rich water is absorbed and acupoints are massaged by hydrotherapy, so as to achieve the functions of treatment and health care and give people vitality and health.