SPA spa meaning: the use of different temperatures, pressures and solute content of water, in different ways to act on the human body in order to prevent and cure the disease method.
1, classification
Can be divided into immersion bath, shower, jet bath, whirlpool bath, bubble bath, etc.; according to its temperature can be divided into hot water bath (39 ℃ or more), lukewarm water bath (37-38 ℃), do not feel the warm water bath (34-36 ℃), low-temperature water bath (26-33 ℃) and cold water bath (< 26 ℃); according to the drugs contained in the bath can be divided into carbonic acid bath, turpentine bath, brine bath and starch bath. starch bath, etc.
2, efficacy
There are many effects of hydrotherapy, mainly: constant temperature cooling, muscle relaxation, regeneration and resurrection of brain cells, increase in blood oxygen, promote the heart function, promote blood circulation, skin bleaching, pore cleansing, removal of body odor, removal of skin aging horny layer and so on.
The principle is that through the alternate use of various hydrotherapy equipment, the rich oxygen in the water is absorbed, as well as the hydrotherapy on the acupoints of the massage to achieve the role of treatment and health care, give people vitality, give people health.
Extended information
As early as the ancient Greek era, the father of Western medicine, Hippocrates (Hippocrates) on the use of hot springs to do the treatment, in addition to the ancient China, Japan, there is also a hot spring therapy records.
Until the 18th century - 19th century, the German father of spa Sebastian Kneipp and others published, the spa 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.
The main effects of hydrotherapy on the body are temperature stimulation, mechanical stimulation and chemical stimulation.
References
Baidu Encyclopedia-Hydrotherapy