hydrotherapy
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5.2
- noun
- /ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
:
hidroterapia
- Stroke was one of several neurological conditions included in studies in a systematic review evaluating hydrotherapy (aquatic therapy) in people with neurological conditions; more evidence is needed, but it may improve gait and balance.
- aquatic therapy
- hydrotherapy therapy
Examples
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Oh, you know... it's hydrotherapy for an old football injury.
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Now, the hydrotherapy chamber is only for post training soreness.
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I'll have one of the aides take you down the hall for hydrotherapy.
Fiction book (1990) -
Patients can attend National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS)-led exercise sessions, which can include hydrotherapy and are usually supported by physiotherapists.
Academic text (2014) -
For the 6-week and 6-month follow-up, the patients performed a supervised PT program consisting of hydrotherapy, manual therapy, and an exercise program based on motor skill training.
Academic text (2017) -
After her surgery, she found that hydrotherapy helped relieve her pain significantly.
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The doctor recommended hydrotherapy as an effective treatment for his sports injury.
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Many rehabilitation centers offer hydrotherapy sessions to assist patients in recovery.
Synonyms
Treatment of illness using water inside the body or on the skin
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hydrotherapy begins with hydro- meaning 'water' and ends with -therapy meaning 'healing' or 'treatment', and the hydro- part is the same root you see in hydrate. So hydrotherapy is treatment that uses water, like baths or pools, to help the body heal.