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Water therapy may be restricted to use as aquatic therapy, a form of physical therapy, and as a cleansing agent. However, it is also used as a medium for delivery of heat and cold to the body, which has long been the basis for its application.
Contrast bath therapy is a form of treatment where a limb or the entire body is immersed in hot (but not boiling) water followed by the immediate immersion of the limb or body in cold ice water. [1] This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold.
Switching between hot and cold temperatures—also known as contrast therapy—can ease soreness, improve blood flow, and get you back on your bike.
Heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, is the use of heat in therapy, such as for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water bottle , ultrasound , heating pad , hydrocollator packs, whirlpool baths , cordless FIR heat therapy wraps, and others.
The re-emergence of such stone massage techniques was seen in 1993 by Mary Nelson with the development of a form of massage utilizing hot and cold stones referred to as ‘LaStone Therapy’. [1] This form of massage quickly rose to popularity, becoming a multi-million dollar industry, and has a strong focus on spiritual healing centering ...
Research has found evidence that light therapy such as low level laser therapy is an effective therapy for relieving low back pain. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Instead of thermal therapy, where reactant energy is originated through heat, Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) utilizes photochemical reactions requiring light to function.
Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy can be used in many ways, including whole body exposure for therapeutic health benefits or may be used locally to treat a variety of tissue lesions .
Cold compression is a combination of cryotherapy and static compression, commonly used for the treatment of pain and inflammation after acute injury or surgical procedures. [1] [2] Cryotherapy, the use of ice or cold in a therapeutic setting, has become one of the most common treatments in orthopedic medicine. The primary reason for using ...