thermotherapies
Medical heat treatments
Thermotherapies is the plural of thermotherapy—medical treatments that use heat or cold to address pain, injury, or disease.
Heat therapies include hot packs, ultrasound, and infrared treatment; cold therapies include ice packs and cryotherapy.
The clinic offers various thermotherapies for chronic pain management.
Heated room for sweating
- hotspringGeothermally heated water source
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
- warmthHeat you feel
sweatlodge · moxibustion · diathermy · warmwater · convection · radiation · conduction · onsen
Removal by cutting, melting
- radiofrequencyElectromagnetic waves for communication
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- diathermyHigh-frequency current therapy
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
electrotherapy · phototherapy · magnetotherapy · analgesia · palliative · clinical · intervention · protocol
Recovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- circulationMovement through a system
inflammation · soreness · stiffness · tension · spasm · strain · postworkout · swelling
State of being unwound
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
spa · pampering · serenity · vitality · restoration · tranquility · harmony · balance
sauna
Heated room for sweating
- hotspringGeothermally heated water source
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
warmth · sweatlodge · moxibustion · diathermy · warmwater · convection · radiation · conduction · onsen · hammam
ablation
Removal by cutting, melting
- radiofrequencyElectromagnetic waves for communication
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- diathermyHigh-frequency current therapy
ultrasound · electrotherapy · phototherapy · magnetotherapy · analgesia · palliative · clinical · intervention · protocol · treatment
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
circulation · inflammation · soreness · stiffness · tension · spasm · strain · postworkout · swelling · arthritis
relaxation
State of being unwound
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
self-care · spa · pampering · serenity · vitality · restoration · tranquility · harmony · balance · mindfulness
thermotherapiescryotherapy
Treatment using extreme cold
cryotherapies · cold treatments · cold compresses · ice baths · cold water immersion
therapy, psychotherapy, hypothermia, chemotherapy, hydrotherapy, hypnotherapy, physiotherapy, radiotherapy, hyperthermia