DESCRIPTION:
This text offers a modern approach to hydrotherapy_ the use of water, ice, steam, and hot and cold temperatures to improve or maintain health_ as performed by massage therapists. Authored by an experienced massage therapist, this book presents clear, uncomplicated explanations of how hydrotherapy affects the body, and then demonstrates a wide variety of hydrotherapy treatments.
The book suggests how massage therapists may use hydrotherapy treatments before and during massage sessions, or give these treatments to clients to do between sessions for faster and better results. The author presents real-life examples and case studies obtained through interviews with massage therapists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, naturopathic doctors, aquatic therapists, and medical doctors treating patients in a medical hydrotherapy setting.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Hydrotherapy
Chapter 2: The Science of Water
Chapter 3: Effects of Hydrotherapy
Chapter 4: Preparing to Give Hydrotherapy Treatments
Chapter 5: Hot Packs, Fomentations, and Compresses: Local Heat Applications
Chapter 6: Cold Packs, Compresses, and Ice Massage: Local Cold Applications
Chapter 7: Immersion Baths
Chapter 8: Hot Air Baths
Chapter 9: Showers
Chapter 10: Body Wraps
Chapter 11: Friction Treatments
Chapter 12: Hydrotherapy Self-Treatments for Health and Wellness
Chapter 13: Hydrotherapy and Massage for Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chapter 14: Hydrotherapy and Massage for Non-Injury Conditions
Appendix A: Simple Hydrotherapy Record and Self-Treatment Handouts
Appendix B: Pool Therapy
Appendix C: Pyrotherapy: Using Artificial Fever to Treat Disease
Appendix D: Where to Buy Hydrotherapy Equipment
Appendix E: Answers to Chapter Review Questions
