Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy is an important healing modality; it uses the therapeutic benefits of water applied in a variety of ways and at various temperatures for a specific period of time to promote a specific outcome in a patient’s treatment plan.

a)     Baths : The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam

1. Sauna: A special heated room in which people sit or lie down in order to get hot and sweat.

               Benefits:                         

• Improves circulation,
• Skin rejuvenation,
• Athletic recovery,
• Immune system boost,
• Detoxification,
• Better sleep,
• Arthritic and muscular pain relief, stress reliever,help weight loss.

 

2. Steam: naturopathic treatment where room is filled with water steam for the purpose of cleansing and relaxation.

               Benefits:

• Boost your immune system,
• Improves circulation,
• Muscular and joint pain relief,
• Relieves coughs,
• Cold, sinus problems, allergies,   
• Improves lung health,
• Relaxes,
• Rejuvenates,
• De-stresses the mind and body,
• Detoxifications,
• Skin hydration.

3. Foot bath: foot is dipped into water for specific period and temperature.

                Benefits:

• headache,
• menstrual cramp,
• metrorrhagia,
• depression and anxiety,
• improves circulation,
• fights fatigue.

4. Arm bath: Arm is dipped into water for specific period and temperature.

                Benefits:

• Headache,
• Pain and inflammations,
• Numbness and tingling sensation in extremities,
• Asthma,
• Bronchitis.

5. Sitz bath: naturopathic treatment where person is made to sit in hip bath tub and water is filled up to the navel region.

                Benefits:

• Improves digestion,
• Helps in gynaecological problems,
• Obesity,
• Sterility,
• Diabetes,
• Piles.

6. Immersion bath: a therapeutic bath in which a person is immersed into water for the betterment of health.

               Benefits:

• Reduces fatigue,
• Muscle soreness,
• Strain,
• Inflammation,
• Cardiovascular diseases,
• Increases circulation,
• Improves oxygenation, 
• Diabetes.

 

b)     Packs: a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it

1. Neck pack: An alternative therapy for various head and neck complaints that consist of placing a wet towel of specific temperature over the neck for specific period of time.

               Benefits:

• Thyroid issues,
• Headaches,
• Sinusitis,
• Tonsillitis.

2. Chest pack: an alternative therapy where wet sheet/towel or blanket is placed over the chest for the specific period of time which can be cold, warm or hot.

                Benefits:

• Chronic bronchitis,
• Pneumonia,
• Early influenza,
• Chest cold,
• Cough,
• Chest tightness after cold,
• Asthma,
• Whooping cough.

3. Gastro hepatic pack: naturopathic treatment modality where a hot fomented bag is kept on the abdomen and ice bag at the lower back and then cotton and woollen sheets are wrapped.

                Benefits:

• IBS,
• IBD,
• Fatty liver,
• Oedema,
• Metabolic disorders,
• Congestion,
• Inflammation,
• Stones.

4. Renal pack: naturopathic treatment modality where a hot fomented bag is kept at the lower back and ice bag on the abdomen area and then cotton and woollen sheets are wrapped.

                           Benefits:

• CKD,
• Pain relief,
• Inflammation
• Improves circulation.

5. Packs for extremities (arm/leg): keeping a wet towel of specific temperature over the extremities for specific period of time.

                 Benefits:

• Numbness, 
• Varicose vein, 
• Soreness.

c)     Enema: An enema is a technique used to stimulate stool evacuation. It is a liquid treatment commonly used to relieve severe constipation. It helps to push waste out of the rectum when you cannot do so on your own.

1. Neem enema: neem leaves are boiled with water and cool down to room temperature later ingested to the rectum.

                   Benefits: 

• Infection,
• Skin disorders,
• Parasite infestation,
• Constipation,
• Cleanses colon.

2. Triphala enema: special type of enema where three fruits are included ( harro, baheda and amla).

                         Benefits:

• Obesity,
• Constipation,
• Indigestion,
• Inflammation,
• Infection.

3. Butter milk enema: where butter milk is ingested to rectum.

                      Benefits: 

• Constipation,
• Increases metabolism,
• Obesity,
• Detoxification,
• Improves probiotics,
• Dehydration,
• Cardiovascular health.

4. Salt enema: different types of salts are used which helps to improve the gut health.

                            Benefits:

d)    Jaccuzi: bath tub designed to maximize the benefits of hydrotherapy, deeper than traditional baths, this tub is ergonomically shaped so people of all body types can fully immerse in warm water.