Hydrotherapy
Water Jet Massage or Hydrotherapy is water therapy in conjunction with massage to relieve some common health disorders. The effect of water is known to
- Reduce Pain
- Improve Blood Circulation
- Increase the Metabolic Activity of the Cells
- Increases the Core Temperature of the Body
- Eases Muscle Tension
- Relieves Pressure on Surroundings Nerves, Joints and Blood Vessels
Hydrotherapy is an essential therapeutic transformational option as a modality for holistic health & wellness. From the most ancient traditions of holistic health & wellness to modern times, hydrotherapy has been an essential element of integrated and multiple approaches in the pursuit of optimal health & wellness.
During a hydrotherapy treatment, a therapist brings water into contact with client’s body to create a therapeutic health & wellness transformation. The first step of the process is that the therapist prepares the water to be used in the treatment in various ways, including heating or cooling the water, adding products to the water, transforming the water into a shower, mist or underwater hydro-pressure or in many other ways. The water is then brought into contact with the client’s body to produce a desired therapeutic transformation. All water used for hydrotherapy, as well as any other purpose, comes from some source in the hydrosphere.
The following is an brief explanation of what is meant by the hydrosphere.
Water can be used in hydrotherapy to produce significant positive therapeutic changes in the A&P of the body which can produce holistic benefits to attain all health & wellness goals. Increases the metabolic activity of the cells of the body. For every degree centigrade increase in the core temperature, there is a 12% increase in the metabolic activity of the cells.
Increase of the core temperature of the body has a stimulating influence of the immune functions of the body. Circulation to cells can be increased as increased cellular metabolism increases circulation to the cells to provide more oxygen and nutrients. General circulation, including lymphatic circulation can be stimulated.
Improvements can be produced in vascular and cellular alignment. All cells have a natural alignment relative to every other cell in the body and no cell is more than 5 cells from a capillary (exceptions are the epidermis and cartilage disks). Heating the core temperature of the body allows the body’s fascial matrix, ligament, tendons and muscles to stretch with less resistance. This allows for greater alignment when using therapeutic alignment approaches.
Hydrotherapy treatments, when properly done, create unique and profound states of relaxation. Deep states of relaxation helps balance the autonomic nervous system, which is general over-stimulated. Greater autonomic balance can have a beneficial influence on most physiological activities of the body.