Look up: Hydrotherapy

1. hydrotherapy
   Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′drō-thār′ă-pē Definitions: 1. Therapeutic use of water by external application, either for its pressure effect or as a means of applying physical energy to the tissues. Synonyms: hydrotherapeutics
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2. Hydrotherapy
   The use of water to treat disease or injury, for example, exercising in water to help mobilise stiff joints or strengthen weak muscles.
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3. Hydrotherapy
   Use of the therapeutic properties of natural mineral water.
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4. Hydrotherapy
   Use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases
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5. Hydrotherapy
   Rehabilitation exercises performed in water
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6. Hydrotherapy
   Treatment using water.
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7. Hydrotherapy
   Hy`dro·ther'a·py noun [ Hydro- , 1 + therapy .] (Medicine) See Hydropathy .
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8. hydrotherapy
   <medicine> See Hydropathy. ... Origin: Hydro-, 1 + therapy. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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9. hydrotherapy
   (hi″dro-ther´ә-pe) the external use of water in treatment of disease and injury. Water has important physical properties related to heat conduction, buoyancy, and cleansing action; thus it is an ideal agent for applications of heat and cold to obtain desired physiological effects, for débridement of wounds t...
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10. Hydrotherapy
    • (n.) See Hydropathy.
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11. hydrotherapy
    external use of water in the medical treatment of disease and injury. Its primary value is as a medium for application or reduction of heat. Wet ... [2 related articles]
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12. hydrotherapy
    hydrotherapy, hydrotherapeutics 1. Treatment of an illness with water by external application, either for its pressure effect or as a means of applying physical energy to the tissues. 2. The external application of water; such as, in warm baths to relax or with cold compresses to reduce fevers.
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13. Hydrotherapy
    The therapeutic use of water in a solid form, liquid form or gaseous form. Various forms of hydrotherapy include saunas, steam baths, foot baths, sitz baths, and the use of cold and hot water compresses. The use of hydrotherapy during pregnancy has been shown to alleviate common aches, pains and discomforts. Hydrotherapy has also proved benefici...
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14. hydrotherapy
    hydrotherapy, use of water in the treatment of illness or injury. Although the medicinal and hygienic value of water was recognized by the early Greeks, hydrotherapy attained its widest use in the 18th and 19th cent. through the practice of the British physician Sir John Floyer and an Austrian peasa...
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15. Hydrotherapy
    Hydrotherapy is the medical treatment of certain diseases by the external use of water, especially by exercising in water in order to mobilise stiff joints or strengthen weakened muscles.
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16. HYDROTHERAPY
    Use of water externally as a therapeutic measure.
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17. Hydrotherapy
    - | MeshID = D006875 | OPS301 = | OtherCodes = | HCPCSlevel2 = --> `Hydrotherapy`, formerly called `hydropathy`, involves the use of water for pain-relief and treating illness. The term hydrotherapy itself is synonymous with the term `water cure` as it was originally marketed by practitioners and pr...
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