What is Hydrotherapy?
Hydrotherapy is a therapy method that uses water to treat a variety of symptoms throughout your body. You might see it called water therapy, aquatic therapy, pool therapy or balneotherapy.
Why is hydrotherapy used?
Hydrotherapy is primarily used to relieve symptoms like pain and stiffness. Your provider might suggest a form of hydrotherapy as part of your broader treatment or symptom management plan. Hydrotherapy can help people with these symptoms feel better:
- Pain
- Stiffness
- Bruising
- Swelling
- Muscle pain
- Menstrual pain
What does hydrotherapy treat?
People with several conditions can benefit from using water in different forms and at different temperatures to feel better. Hydrotherapy can provide symptomatic relief to people with the following conditions:
- Osteoarthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Parkinson’s disease
- Neuropathy
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Cerebral palsy
Hydrotherapy for burns
Hydrotherapy can help people with burn injuries. Jets of water are an effective and safe way to clean wounds and burned skin. Treating burns with pressurized water can also help reduce:
- Pain
- Redness
- Scarring
- Permanent discoloration
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