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Benefits of Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy or water therapy has been recorded as early as ancient egyptian, greek and roman civilizations. In addition to its soothing and relaxing effects, the use of hot water movement to improve health by increasing circulation, sooth pains and treat ailments has been long accepted for centuries around the world. In the modern day world, hydrotherapy is recognized as a relaxing and rejuvenating experience for the body and mind that creates inner peace and harmony.

Emotional benefits

  • increases over-all sense of relaxation
  • creates a calming effect
  • creates a feeling of well being while reducing anxiety
  • creates awareness of body-mind connection, enhances a sense of harmony

Muscular system

  • relaxes and stimulates the muscles
  • releases chronic muscle tension and pain
  • reduces physical fatigue
  • releases muscle spasms and cramps to relieve soreness and stiffness
  • reduces fibrosis in the muscles

Skeletal system

  • helps maintains correct posture and body balance
  • reduced muscular tension eases structural problems
  • restores fluid to joints and joint capsules to loosen joints
  • relieves the tension on ligaments and tendons surrounding problematic joints

Skin

  • improves circulation to nourish the skin
  • activate neurons and nerve receptors to the skin
  • helps unlock and eliminate fatty deposits

Mental benefits

  • massage helps to create a calm state of alertness while reducing mental stress
  • it can create a calmer mind and increases the capacity for clear thinking
  • it can relax and allows the body to release stored stress in the circulatory system

Circulatory benefits

  • increased supply of oxygen and nutrients to cells throughout the body
  • blood circulation is improved
  • lymph fluid, (a major part of body immune system) is moved efficiently throughout the body

Respiratory system

  • breathing patterns are improved
  • aids long-term respiratory difficulties such as asthma and bronchitis