Hydrotherapy it is called the treatment, which is based on the application of thermal water as a therapeutic agent. Hydrotherapy as an application includes many different forms.
Forms of Hydrotherapy
Internal hydrotherapy
- Positherapy
As a treatment, it is achieved by drinking a specified amount of thermal water, in the environment where the source appears. Positherapy is indicated for:
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- Bile and gallbladder dyskinesia
- Cholelithiasis
- Liver diseases
- Diseases of the biliary tract
In hydrotherapy centers or thermal centers, the duration of positotherapy is set at 3-4 weeks, as the case may be. Positherapy must be done on an empty stomach and the dose of water is usually measured in glasses (250ml). Before the treatment begins, the visitor must be examined by the doctor of the hydrotherapy center.
- Inhalation therapy
As a treatment, it is based on the transformation of the thermal waters into microdroplets and the exploitation of the gases contained in them. Inhalation therapy is indicated for:
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- Diseases of the respiratory system
Inhalation therapy techniques are inhalations, nebulization, aerosol and humag. Gases or vapors are inhaled with the help of special devices. Nebulization is the conversion of liquid into droplets with special devices. Aerosol is a treatment technique with compressed steam, while humag is inhalation of gases released by special techniques from the thermal water.
External hydrotherapy
- Bath therapy
According to the temperature of the thermal waters they are divided into: cold (with water temperature up to 20The C), hypothermic (with a temperature of 20-30The C), warm (with water temperature 30-38The C) and hyperthermic (with a temperature higher than 38The C). Thermal baths are suitable for:
- Arthritis
- Rheumatic diseases
- Skin diseases
- Certain peripheral vascular diseases
The thermal bath is done by immersing the body in an individual bath or pool and lasts about 20 minutes. It is recommended to be done in the morning and after complete digestion. A treatment cycle usually lasts 2 weeks and includes one bath per day. After the bath, it is recommended to rest the bather, well covered, for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Showers
Showers with appropriate water pressure can be cold, lukewarm, hot and superheated. They are indicated for:
- Rheumatic diseases
Those used for rheumatic diseases are only warm and superheated showers.
- Hydromassages
They rely on applying pressure to the human body while it is in the thermal water. The temperature of the mineral water varies between 34-37The Celsius. They are indicated for:
- Post-traumatic treatments of fractures and injuries
- Arthritis
- Backaches
- Sciatica
- Spondyloarthritis etc.
The duration of the massage is 20 minutes and is done on a different group of muscles, depending on the bather's position.
- Hydrokinetic therapy
It is the combination of bath therapy and kinesiotherapy in the water. Indicated for:
- Rheumatic diseases
- Musculoskeletal diseases
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