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Most Active Hydrotherapy Practitioners

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James S. Allred
Los Angeles, California, United States
My experience with Colon Hydrotherapy began in 1973. The concepts I pioneered and expanding work during the 1970’s is the foundation-work which  ...

Most Recent Hydrotherapy Practitioners

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Indian Board of Alternative Medicines
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Indian Board of Alternative Medicine is an internationally recognized, Government registered institution of complementary and alternative medicines. ...
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Alicia Miller
Naperville, Illinois, United States
Natural Care Clinic will transform your health naturally through Naturopathic Medicine and Therapeutic Massage. We will address the root cause of ...
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Darlene Holloway
Cary, North Carolina, United States
Darlene Holloway, ND, LMBT, CT, SIT, has been a practicing health care provider since 1980, serving others by integrating a variety of ...

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy involves the use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases. Its use has been recorded in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Egyptian royalty bathed with essential oils and flowers, while Romans had communal public baths for their citizens. Hippocrates prescribed bathing in spring water for sickness. A Dominican monk, Sebastian Kneipp, again revived it during the 19th century. His book My Water Cure in 1886 was published and translated into many languages. The use of water to treat rheumatic diseases has a long history. Today, hydrotherapy is used to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or spinal cord injuries and in patients suffering burns, spasticity, stroke or paralysis. It is also used to treat orthopedic and neurological conditions in dogs and horses and to improve fitness.

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