HYDROTHERAPY

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy, is a part of medicine, in particular of occupational therapy and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. The term encompasses a broad range of approaches and therapeutic methods that take advantage of the physical properties of water, such as temperature and pressure, for therapeutic purposes, to stimulate blood circulation and treat the symptoms of certain diseases.

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hydrotherapy

Noun

  1. Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain


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