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There are many forms of hydrotherapy for internal and external health there has been a belief in the power of water as a healing property since the early 19th Century. Even with the Roman baths they used the baths as a place for relaxation and would even use plant oils to scent the water, some of which it was later learned can have a relaxing effect on the body. Although it was Father Sebastian Kneipp that first had the belief that water would cleanse the body of disease and restore its strength, although this may not have been the case entirely there are still many uses for water that are used for good health today.

Some of the different therapies that involve water with benefits are:

Colon Hydrotherapy - This form of Hydrotherapy is often referred to as Colonic irrigation and helps people with restricted bowl movement, it can sometimes be the answer for some people suffering with problems such as fatigue as it removes any toxins in the bowl. The process involves water being warmed to body temperature in the specialist pump equipment, it is then fed through a thin hose up the affected persons anus in pulses dislodging any waste. As well as pumping the water through the body the hose also removes it along with any waste that has been removed. This therapy is becoming more popular as its benefits are beginning to show in many more ways over the years it now been in practice. It has been proven to help those who need to loose an amount of weight as it removes any waste and toxins that have been lodged in their bowls for as long as 20 years in some people.

Hydrotherapy baths or pools - These are baths that have jets of water that massage different pressure points on the body. When first produced they were mainly only available in health spas and such places, however, with the increase in market it is now possible to purchase your own bath with the same therapeutic effects.

Hot air baths - These are most commonly known as saunas and are small rooms that are filled with steam from water that has been heated to around 120 degrees then slowly pumped into the room. In smaller sauna rooms they may have a container of coals for you to pour water on creating smaller amounts of steam. Saunas are often followed by a normal bath to remove any toxins that have been removed from the skin in the process, they are supposed to help prevent internal blockages and act as a stimulant.

Hydro-massage (dry hydrotherapy) - This process is thought to help increase blood flow and relieve tension from muscles. The therapy starts with the person lying on a water proof covered bed (a bit like a water bed) this bed has jets under this cover that pulse warm water onto the persons body and although the water doesn't actually come into contact with the person the pressure of the water provides the massage.

There are many benefits found in hydrotherapy for a great range of problems. It is thought that hydrotherapy works best on strains and stress related problems. Although the internal hydrotherapy works very well on a variety of problems you probably didn't think water would be able to help with. It may seem like quite a basic form of therapy but water has been used to help heal the human body for literally hundreds of years now and I'm sure it will for many more to come as long as its around.