water therapy
Pool-based rehabilitation treatment
Water therapy refers to the therapeutic use of water for healing, rehabilitation, or wellness purposes.
This includes treatments ranging from hydrotherapy exercises performed in pools to aid recovery from injury, to the practice of drinking large quantities of water upon waking for purported health benefits.
Physical therapists often recommend water therapy because buoyancy reduces stress on joints while providing resistance for strengthening muscles.
After her knee surgery, she attended water therapy sessions three times a week.
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
- taking the watersTherapeutic bathing at springs
- cold plungeTherapeutic freezing immersion
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
- aqua aerobicsExercise performed in pools
steam bath · swimming · dip · hot springs · thermal baths · hydration · float · sensory deprivation · healing waters · sitz bath · soak · compresses · mineral-rich waters · jets · spa treatments · sauna · bath · hot tub
- Joint Treatmentsjoint support, glucosamine, chondroitin, cortisone injection, cortisone shot
- sports medicinesports medicine, injury prevention, athletic tape, sports injuries, rehabilitation
- therapeutic activitiesbibliotherapy, sand play, aromatherapy, phototherapy, sensory play
- bodyworkmassage, bodywork, deep tissue, Swedish massage, sports massage
- Islamic medicinecupping, Avicenna, physicians, healers, honey remedy
- bathsbathroom, bathtub, bath house, bathhouse, hot tub
water therapydrug therapy
Treatment using medicinal substances
surgical intervention · chemotherapy · radiation therapy · talk therapy · bed rest