Hydrotherapy:

  • Hydrotherapy is a branch of Nature Cure. It is the treatment of disorders using different forms of water. These forms of water application are in practice since age-old days.
  • Hydrothermal therapy additionally uses its temperature effects, as in hot & cold baths, saunas, wraps, etc and in all its forms-solid, fluid, vapour, ice and steam, internally and externally.
  • Water is without doubt the most ancient of all remedial agents for disease. This great healing agent has now been systematized and made into a science.

 
Sl.No. Temperature o Fahrenheit o Celsius
1 Very Cold(Ice Application) 30-55 -1-13
2 Cold 55-65 13-18
3 Cool 65-80 18-27
4 Tepid 80-92 27-33
5 Warm
(Neutral)		 92-98
(92-95)		 33-37
(33-35)
6 Hot 98-104 37-40
7 Very Hot Above 104 Above 40

Baths:

  1. Hip Bath- Cold, Neutral, Hot, Stiz Bath and alternative hip bath.
  2. Spinal Bath & Spinal Spray:-Cold, Neutral, Hot
  3. Foot and Arm Bath: Cold, Hot Foot Bath, Arm Bath, Hot Foot and Arm bath Combined, Contrast Arm Bath and Contrast Foot Bath.
  4. Steam Inhalation & Steam Bath
  5. Sauna Bath
  6. Sponge Bath

Jetspray massages:

  1. Cold, Neutral, Hot, Alternate, Circular jet Spray massage
  2. Affusion Baths: Cold Affusions, Neutral Affusions, Hot Affusions, Hot and Cold Affusions
  3. Cold Shower
  4. Trauma

Immersion Baths:

  1. Cold Immersion Bath, Cold Immersion with Friction, Neutral Immersion Bath, Hot Immersion, Neutral Half Bath, Graduated Immersion Bath with Epsom Salt, Asthma Bath, Whirlpool Bath, under water massage.

Enema:

  1. Graduated Enema, Vaginal Irrigation, Cold Irrigation, Neutral Irrigation, Hot Irrigation.

One of the modalities of Hydro therapy is Colon Therapy.

Colon Hydrotherapy

It is the process of cleansing and flushing out colon or large intestine. The treatment is similar to an enema but is more extensive. It uses clean filtered water under gentle pressure (without pain) to wash out or detoxify colon of stagnated faecal materials. The number of sessions will depend on individual. Most people require a series of 3-6 treatments to receive a thorough cleansing of the colon.

Chromo Therapy:

  • Seven colours of Sun rays have different therapeutic effects. These colours are-Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.
  • For being healthy and in treatment of different diseases, these colours work effectively. Water and oil exposed to sun for specified hours in coloured bottles and coloured glasses, are used as devices of Chromo Therapy for treating different disorders.
  • The simple methods of Chromo Therapy help in the process of recovery in a very effective manner.

Magnet Therapy:

 

  • Magnet therapy is a clinical system in which human ailments are treated and cured through the application of magnets to the body of the patients.
  • It is the simplest, cheapest and entirely painless system of treatment with almost no side or after effects. The only tool used is the magnet.
  • Magnetic treatment is applied directly to the body parts by the therapeutic magnets available in different powers or as general treatment to the body. Also magnetic belts are available for different parts e.g. Abdomen, knee, wrist etc. Magnetic necklaces, glasses and bracelets are also used for treatment.

Benefits:

  1. Helps in balancing the energy.
  2. Improves circulation to the applied area.
  3. Increases the warmth ness in the body.

Air Therapy:

  • Fresh air is most essential for good health. The advantage of air therapy can be achieved by means of Air bath.
  • Everybody should take an air bath daily for 20 minutes or longer if possible. It is more advantageous when combined with morning cold rub and exercises.
  • In this process, one should walk daily after removing the clothes or wearing light clothes at a lonely clean place where adequate fresh air is available.
  • Another alternate method is in a constructed room without roof and surrounded by shutter like walls so as to allow free passage of air but prevent any view of the interior.

Mechanism:

  • In order to react against the chilling effect of cold air or water, the nerve centers, which control the circulation, send the blood to the surface in large quantities, flushing the skin with warm, red, arterial blood.
  • The flow of the blood stream is greatly accelerated and elimination of morbid matter on the surface of the body is correspondingly increased.

Benefits:

  • Air bath has soothing and tonic effect upon the millions of nerve endings all over the surface of the body.
  • It has good results in cases of nervousness, neurasthenia, rheumatism, skin, mental and various other chronic disorders.