Children with cerebral palsy usually have weakness and stiffness in many of their muscles, especially those in their legs, and these things affect their functional abilities. They are able to sit on their own but need chairs that have support on the back and on the sides. With a little help from another person, they may be able stand up and take one or two steps to transfer from one place to another but not walking.
myHydrotherapy sessions are extremely useful for these children. The warmth of the water is relaxing and helps to take away some of their muscle stiffness. The buoyancy of the w...
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History of Hydrotherapy
In Ancient times
Hydrotherapy’s use has been recorded as early as ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Egyptian royalty bathed with essential oils and flowers, while Romans had communal public baths for their citizens. It has been long accepted that hot water springs can improve health by increasing circulation. Hippocrates prescribed bathing in spring water for sickness. But it wasn’t until A Dominican monk; Sebastian Kneipp again revived it, during the 19th century. Today, hydrotherapy is utilized in treating arthritis, burns, and musculoskeletal disorders as well as for strok...
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What is Hydrotherapy?
Hydrotheraphy is the use of water to maintain health, sooth pains or treat injuries and diseases that is probably the oldest form of medical treatment used by many cultures, including those from ancient Egypt, Rome, China and Japan. Egyptian royalty bathed with herbs and flowers while Romans had communal baths for their citizens.
Water would ‘dissolve, remove and strenghten’. Dissolve matter-containing disease in the body, remove diseased matter form the body and strenghten the body by restoring cleansed blood in the tissues and maximizing blood circulation.
HOW IT WORKS
Hydrotheraphy u...
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Experimental results of using myHydrotherapy
The Shizuoka Agricultural Society in Japan conducted experiments with their members who suffer from the illness listed below, 30 subjects were used for each illness.
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Low Body Temperature Syndrome
“Low body temperature syndrome” (LBTS) is a modern day sickness that has attracted attention from medical professionals from all over the world. Many medical experts have documented the dangers of LBTS in their writings.
Medical Researches
Research based on 3 Japanese medical professors who are international experts in their own fields to illustrate:
Prof Ishihara Yumi :
• Is an expert in naturopathy and best selling author of wellness books. He is the Medical Director of Yumi Hospital in Japan
• Say goodbye to illnesses by raising your body temperature
• If you are sick, your body t...
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Hydrotherapy for Gynecological disorders
Conditions Which Affect The Female Reproductive Organs.
● Vaginitis
● Abnormal Pap smear
● Interstitial cystitis or irritable urinary bladder
● Infertility
● Dysfunctional uterine bleeding or irregular period
Vaginitis is a term used to describe any disorder that causes swelling or infection of both the vulva and the vagina.
Abnormal pap smear
Women are encouraged to start getting yearly Pap smears at the age of 21 or within 3 years of becoming sexually active. Pap smears are not diagnostic tests, but they are screening tools used to find any abnormal cells or dysplasia in the cerv...
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Hydrotherapy for Eczema
Eczema is a general term for many types of skin inflammation (dermatitis). The most common form of eczema is atopic dermatitis (sometimes these two terms are used interchangeably). However, there are many different forms of eczema – erythema of rosaceous dermatits.
No matter which part of the skin is affected, eczema is almost always itchy. Sometimes the itching will start before the rash appears, but when it does the rash most commonly occurs on the face, back of the knees, wrists, hands, or feet. It may also affect other areas as well.
Aromatherapy is one of the other widely used natur...
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Hydrotherapy for Arthritis
Approximately 20 million Americans suffering from arthritis seek medical attention for their chronic, and sometimes acute, condition. Currently, there is no cure for arthritis, and conventional medical treatment is not entirely effective in preventing or stopping the pain and disability that results from arthritis. A variety of methods, allopathic and alternative, exist to manage the symptoms of arthritis. Exercise therapy has been proven effective in relieving pain and improving mobility—however, for people with arthritis, normal exercise can be painful. Hydrotherapy offers a way to exercise ...
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Hydrotherapy for Diabetes
More than 16 million people have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes 糖尿病 . Type 1 diabetes is where the body does not produce enough insulin, so you have to inject yourself with insulin. Type 2 diabetes is when you may be able to control your blood glucose levels by following a special diet and exercise program. Some people with Type 2 diabetes also need to inject themselves with insulin.
myHydrotherapy has proven useful for helping patients with Type 1 and 2 Diabetes. In a study published in 1999 by the New England Journal of Medicine, people with Type 2 diabetes soaked in hot tubs for 30 min...
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