series of hot and cold water applications. A hot compress (as hot as an individual can tolerate) is applied for three minutes followed by an ice cold compress for 30 seconds
Showering hydrotherapy has been shown to be preferable to immersion hydrotherapy for treating burn patients.
Hydrotherapy is accented on the third syllable.
Contrast hydrotherapy (hot and cold compresses, alternating 3 minutes hot, 30 seconds cold, repeated 3 times always ending with cold) applied directly over the sinuses can relieve pressure and enhance healing.
I used hydrotherapy on my child to reduce his fever. I gave him a cool bath.
Hydrotherapy is used in a form of heat treatment for many musculoskeletal disorders.
Hydrotherapy may ease the stress of recovering from trauma.
Arthritis is a condition in which hydrotherapy is used. It is a condition is which person has joint pain.
Hydrotherapy inventor Vinzenz Priessnitz was the son of a Silesian farmer from a remote Austrian territory in the Jeseniky Mountains.
John Harvey Kelloggs has written: 'Rational hydrotherapy' -- subject(s): Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy
As he healed, John appreciated the hydrotherapy that he got in the swimming pool, that helped him strengthen his leg muscles.
Hydrotherapy using heat relaxes as does alcohol.