Hydrotherapy: beauty and health with water

Hydrotherapy is among the branches of alternative medicine and its therapeutic effects are due to thermal and mechanical action of the water which has on the human body.

There are several forms of hydrotherapy, learn what they are and how you can enjoy them!

Beneficial effects of hydrotherapy are known since ancient times. Hippocrates recommend to stay in mineral water for therapeutic purposes, Egyptians believed that the water purifies the spirit; the Greeks arranged relaxation centers near rivers and Romans gained fame through thermal that spoiled with steam baths and massages.

According to the specialist among hydrotherapy benefits are:

• To stimulate digestion and blood circulation;

• Strengthening the immune system,

• Relieving the body

• Pain killers;

• Along with other therapies (packaging equipment, massage) helps reduce Cellulite.

Experts recommend 2-3 sessions per week in order to obtain visible results. Regarding Cellulite reduction, while with these therapies are recommended a balanced and healthy diet and making exercise in a regular way.

For certain categories of persons, hydrotherapy has contraindications, is not indicated those who have skin diseases, blood pressure or oscillating, cancer, infection and acute inflammation.

Therapy bath: benefits

Therapeutic benefits bathrooms are one of the forms of hydrotherapy and are only on the recommendation of the doctor. This will determine the duration of treatment or combination of these therapies with each other.

Depending on the water temperature you need to have, bathrooms can be therapeutic:

• Cold (water under 20 degrees Celsius) – should not take more than a minute, that becomes dangerous. It has a tonic effect on the body;

• Cool (water temperature between 20-30 degrees Celsius). As the cold, invigorates the body,

• Hot (the water is 35-38 degrees Celsius) – have sedative effects and improves sleep, being recommended to people who have insomnia,

• Hot (water over 38 degrees Celsius) – increase body temperature and are recommended to people who were exposed to cold or who has sensations specific to beginning of a cold: dizziness, pain throughout the body, persistent sensation of cold.