The scientific basis of TCM hot spring health care mainly includes three parts: first, it depends on the temperature of geothermal water, second, the mechanical impact caused by the flow of hot springs, and third, the mineral composition contained in hot springs. The bubbling spring column itself has a massage effect on the human body. In some specially built "massage pools", springs flow in clusters, and the muscles of shoulders, back, waist and legs are "massaged" by using the impact force generated by the drop, which has obviously improved the stiffness of shoulders and back, backache and leg pain caused by sitting in front of the computer for a long time and won the admiration of many office workers.

Some health experts believe that soaking in hot springs has obvious curative effect on the "sub-health" state of mental workers (that is, chronic fatigue syndrome), and combining soaking in hot springs with rest and doing aerobic exercise is listed as three good living habits to eliminate and prevent the "sub-health" state. Some data show that soaking in hot springs can not only relax nerves and relieve stress, but also eliminate toxins and enhance physical fitness.

Although the health-preserving function of hot springs is recognized by all, different hot springs have different health-preserving functions due to different outlet temperatures and salinities, and the quantities of various chemical ions and trace radioactive elements contained in spring water are also very different. At present, the hot spring research community has been promoting the updated hot spring health care methods, and has begun to develop in the direction of "differentiation" and "personalization", that is, professional doctors conduct health checks on hot spring users, and then formulate appropriate hot spring health care programs for them. This service should be good news for people who love health.