hydrotherapy
the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.
the treatment of physical disability, injury, or illness by immersion of all or part of the body in water to facilitate movement, promote wound healing, relieve pain, etc., usually under the supervision of a trained therapist.
Origin of hydrotherapy
1Other words from hydrotherapy
- hy·dro·ther·a·pist, noun
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How to use hydrotherapy in a sentence
Speaking of après, consider loosening up your sore muscles after a long day of skiing with a massage at the Spa at Silver Legacy where you can experience a salt inhalation chamber or a hydrotherapy soaking tub.
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An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkWe have to find out by experience just how to use hydrotherapy for each individual.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshHe spoke of hydrotherapy and gymnastic exercises, and called himself a quack.
Atlantis | Gerhart HauptmannThe application of ice in the same emergency may likewise represent a universal resort to hydrotherapy.
A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. Bostwick
hydrotherapy in one or other of its forms may also be utilised.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry Meigne
British Dictionary definitions for hydrotherapy
/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /
med the treatment of certain diseases by the external use of water, esp by exercising in water in order to mobilize stiff joints or strengthen weakened muscles: Also called: water cure Compare hydropathy
Derived forms of hydrotherapy
- hydrotherapic (ˌhaɪdrəʊθɪˈræpɪk), adjective
- hydrotherapist, noun
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