For many centuries, water has been used in various therapies and still it is part of many traditional medicinal treatments. However, many people are not aware of how hydrotherapy works and what its benefits are for us. Therefore, in the following sections we will look at it in further detail to know how this type of therapy works.What is Hydrotherapy?It is utilization of water for promoting physical wellbeing as well as reducing discomfort. There are many healing properties in water and quite a few therapeutic procedures use them to cure pain relief such as by utilizing hot and cold stimuli. Function of cold water is to revitalize as well as stimulate while warm water soothes and calms the body. A hot and cold stimulus heals injuries, helps in reduction of inflammations and improves functioning of various internal organs. Hydrotherapy is used at several places such as thermal baths, steam rooms, hydrotherapy pools, saunas and water circuits.
Benefits of HydrotherapyLower Muscle Tension:
As we get into water, we experience weightlessness and it reduces stress from limbs, eases body movements and supports aching muscles. In addition to these benefits, hydrotherapy also stimulates endorphins release, which acts like natural pain reliever and helps to reduce muscle soreness.
Injured Muscles:
If we enter warm water, it results in increase in our body temperature as well as makes blood flow faster, which in turn helps to alleviate pain. Better blood circulation also assists in healing injured tissues and rehabilitating injured muscles.
Improving Immune System:
As blood flow as well as movement of white blood cells increases inside the body, it allows lymph (which is a form of immune fluid that cleans the body of unwanted substances) to circulate better and results in strengthening of our immune system. This strong immune system in turn fights illnesses more efficiently.
Assisting Detoxification
:If you are sitting in a steam room or sauna, you start to sweat profusely. Sweating is a basic method body uses to eliminate toxins by flushing them out from skin and helps to detoxify the system.
Reduces Stress:
Stress is the major cause behind increased blood pressure. The soothing hydrotherapy treatment greatly reduces our stress levels and in turn helps to lower blood pressure as well. This treatment also reduces our reactions to anxiety and helps us to cope with the situation in a better way.
