1, the definition of different
SPA: SPA word from the Latin "Solus Par Agula" (Health by water) of the first word, Solus (health), Par (in), Agula (in water), meaning that the water to achieve health, health water.
Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy (hydrotherapy) is the use of different temperatures, pressures and solute content of water, in different ways to the human body in order to prevent and cure diseases.
2, the origins of different
SPA: the origin of the term SPA to explore a word has always been throughout, that is, "hydrotherapy", which reflects the ancient therapeutic field of water and the important role of the early European SPA culture. Most people believe that the word SPA is a combination of the initials of Latin phrases such as "sanitas per aquam", "solus per aquam", "sanus per aquam".
These phrases all mean "treatment with water". Another theory is that SPA derives from the graffiti "salut per aquam" found in Roman baths, and that it may also derive from the Walloon word "espa", meaning fountain, or from the Latin word "spagere", meaning fountain. spagere", meaning to splash.
Some experts believe the word originated in a Belgian town called spa, which was famous for its hot springs. Later, the word spa came to be used for hot springs and healing resorts that offered hydrotherapy. In the 19th and 20th centuries, drinking mineral water or bathing in mineral springs became fashionable forms of relaxation.
Spa: As early as the ancient Greek era, the father of Western medicine, Hippocrates (Hippocrates) used hot springs to do treatment, in addition to ancient China, Japan also has a spa therapy records.
Until the 18th century - 19th century, the German father of hydrotherapy Sebastian Kneipp and others published, the hydrotherapy as a formal medical use. Hydrotherapy is often used to treat muscular and skeletal disorders, and the popular "SPA" is also a form of hydrotherapy.
3, different types
SPA: according to the different uses of SPA can be divided into: metropolitan SPA (Day Spa), beauty SPA (Beauty Spa) Club SPA (Club Spa), hotel / resort SPA (Hotel/Restort Spa), hot springs SPA (Mineral Spring Spa Hair Spa). Spring Spa Hair SPA.
Hydrotherapy: can be divided into immersion baths, showers, jet baths, whirlpool baths, bubble baths, etc.; according to its temperature can be divided into hot water baths (39 ℃ or more), warm water baths (37-38 ℃), non-sensory temperature baths (34-36 ℃), low-temperature water baths (26-33 ℃) and cold-water baths (<26 ℃); according to the drugs it contains can be divided into carbonated baths, turpentine baths, salt water baths, and so on. The bath can be divided into carbonic acid bath, turpentine bath, saline bath and starch bath, etc. According to the drugs it contains.
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