hydrotherapy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hydrotherapy
n.
treatment of disease by means of water
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, formerly called
hydropathy, is a part of
medicine and
alternative medicine, in particular of
naturopathy,
occupational therapy and
physiotherapy, that involves the use of
water for pain relief and treatment. The term encompasses a broad range of approaches and therapeutic methods that take advantage of the physical properties of water, such as temperature and pressure, for therapeutic purposes, to stimulate blood circulation and treat the symptoms of certain diseases.
hydrotherapy
Noun
1. the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
(synonym) hydropathy
(hypernym) treatment
Hydrotherapy
(n.)
See Hydropathy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
hydrotherapy
1. (hydrotherapeutics) Scientific external use of water to treat certain diseases (e.g., hot baths to relieve pain). 2. (water therapy) A variety of methods whose categories are: (a) external hydrotherapies (e.g., whirlpool baths) and (b) internal hydrotherapy (e.g., colonic irrigation). Some alternativists depict water as a universal remedy provided by "Nature." Others say simply that it has powerful "healing properties."
