Hydrotherapy Treatment
Hydrotherapy treats a series of acute and chronic conditions.
A constitutional hydrotherapy treatment lasts around an hour. After a brief examination and evaluation the patient is dressed in a gown and wrapped comfortably in blankets.
During the first phase, hot towels are applied to the chest for 10 minutes while the patient is laying on their back. Cold towels are then immediately applied to the chest for 5 minutes. The patient is always wrapped in wool blankets throughout the entire treatment in order to keep the patient warm.
During the second phase a series of sine wave currents are applied to the front and back of the body while the patient is laying on their back for 10 minutes. The sine wave causes alternating muscle contraction and relaxation in a massaging rhythm, allowing for more remarkable effects. During the final phase the patient is laying on their abdomen and towels are applied to the back in the same way as it was done during the first phase.
Some of the benefits of constitutional hydrotherapy include an improvement in sleep, digestion, immune and bowel function; increase in energy level and a reduction in chronic pain and inflammation. Documented studies on hydrotherapy have shown it to increase low body basal temperature, increase white blood cell count, regulate blood sugar levels and moderate blood pressure.
Some conditions commonly treated include sinusitis, pneumonia, psoriasis, irritable bowel, Chron’s disease, arthritis, chronic fatigue, insomnia, hypertension, diabetes, chronic constipation and nervous system imbalances. A series of treatments is recommended in order to achieve greater and longer lasting results. Other naturopathic therapies have been found to work more effectively when used concurrently with constitutional hydrotherapy given its ability to improve overall health.