Everyone has sometime in their life sat in a hot tub or a sauna, enjoying the relaxing feeling the combination of water, moisture and heat has to offer. However, have you ever noticed when you get out your mood is elevated, you feel like you are able to handle stress better or your anxiety seems to have reduced a bit? Have you ever wondered why this happens?
While moving between the hot and cold of hydrotherapy, internally your cells, proteins and muscles are being activated to improve your body, mind and spirit. Research suggests hydrotherapy can be used to: Improve immunity, pain management, chronic heart failure, myocardial infarction (MI), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, Parkinson's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis of the knee, fatigue, anxiety, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and labor.
When was the last time you had hydrotherapy in your life?
Scientific Evidence-based Effects of Hydrotherapy on Various Systems of the Body. North American Journal of Medicine Sciences. May 2014; 6(5): 199-209
