I have spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of seniors and researching how they treat and manage their pain, illnesses and other health and mobility related problems. I have conducted extensive research into medications and therapies used around the world, and studied objective safety guidelines, such as the American’s with Disabilities Act to learn what properties and appliances can bring the greatest benefit to suffering seniors.
WHY? Because I now KNOW that using Medical Hydrotherapy in the home will help treat the core causes of many life shortening illnesses and painful conditions. Regular use of Medical Hydrotherapy will greatly enhance digestion‚ nutrient absorption‚ skin hydration‚ detoxification and virtually every aspect of better health for older people!
We all know that water is essential to life. The vast majority of our bodies are water (over 75% of our brain is composed of water). You may not be a doctor, but you certainly know how to use water as a pain reliever for sore muscles, to treat injuries, ice strains, and as a method of stress reduction. Whether that treatment is in the form of a hot soak, or a cold shower, and everything in between.
Recently there has been a dramatic swing in medical theory and a long overdue realization about “healing”. Recent studies have confirmed that many of the medications our society has become dependant on, primarily antibiotics and pain relievers , often do more harm than good. Antibiotics can be extremely damaging to the liver and have an adverse effect on our natural immune system. The more often we turn to synthetic medicines to over come infections, the weaker our natural defenses become and the more likely we are to have repeated incidences of infection. The best way to prevent, treat and in many cases cure illness is to give our body the right tools and let it go to work. With the regular use of Medical Hydrotherapy™, and the proper intake of healthy water, the right minerals and nutrients our body can overcome almost anything. When it comes to better Health and aging safely in place, “the best offence truly is a good defense”.
What is Medical Hydrotherapy?
In it’s simplest form, Hydrotherapy can be described as the treatment of illness and injury through the use of water. This includes the use of both hot and cold, and various methods of use. Hydrotherapy treatments help your body get rid of toxins that may be causing joint pain and inflammation, help relax muscles, and help relieve pressure on joints and bones. It also relaxes you, both mentally and physically.
Hydrotherapy has been around for thousands of years. Ancient bath houses were the center of social interaction in ancient Rome, and hydrotherapy spas are still popular in Europe, where many were built in large mansions and estates during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Used to treat common ailments like muscle cramps, muscle weakness, diabetes, circulatory diseases, arthritis, osteoarthritis, back pain, muscle, bone and connective tissue injuries, balance disorders, and stress and stress-related disorders, hydrotherapy is fast becoming a popular and beneficial home health treatment, especially among seniors.
Hydrotherapy makes you healthier in two ways:
Thermal Effects: Warm and cold baths alike create certain reactions in your body tissues that help lessen pain and discomfort and improve the healing process.
Warm baths open up your capillaries (the small blood vessels in your body that are closest to tissues) which leads to increased blood flow and circulation, helping your body oxygenate and heal tissue better and get rid of toxins faster. Heat also slows down your internal organs, and is good at lessening certain types of aches and pains. Heat increases the production of beneficial body hormones, and stimulates the immune system. Warm, moist air from a hot bath can help open up congested or constricted airways in your lungs, throat and sinuses.
Mechanical Effects: The gentle tingling sensation of air bubbles and the massage-like motion of water jets create beneficial chemical reactions in your skin and tissues. This leads to increased circulation, which helps oxygenate tissues and evacuate toxins. In water, your body weighs only 10% of its normal weight, so there is a large amount of physical stress removed from your joints and bones, helping to relive pain and discomfort. This partial weightlessness also helps relax the body, because muscles don’t have to work as hard to keep the body in position and are given a chance to relax.
