Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy is a specific technique that uses water at various temperatures, hot, warm, lukewarm, cool, and cold, to assist with healing. It works by stimulating the body’s inherent self-healing mechanisms and can improve recovery from acute and chronic illness. It is a subtle yet powerful treatment therapy that is safe, effective, and can produce dramatic healing in clients when performed by a qualified Naturopathic Doctor or hydrotherapy provider.
There are a variety of techniques when using hydrotherapy. I may prescribe an at-home hydrotherapy treatment using items around your home such as your shower, items of clothing, and freezer or I may recommend an in-office hydrotherapy treatment, referred to as constitutional hydrotherapy.
Benefits of Hydrotherapy:
Improve and normalize circulation
Soothe and regulate the nervous system
Support detox and elimination
Strengthen and heal the digestive system
Stimulate the immune system
Optimize the body’s natural ability to heal
Fatigue and low energy
Who benefits from consistent treatment?
Cancer
Acute Cold & Flu
Chronic pain, arthritis, headaches, and migraines
Heart disease, COPD, CHF
Mood disorders, anxiety, depression
Lyme disease and chronic infections
Autoimmune conditions
Digestive complaints and disorders
Neuro-degeneraive diseases, MLS, ALS, MD
Recurrent infections
What to expect
Before the treatment begins, we will start the visit by taking vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature) and some basic health questions will be asked.
Then treatment will begin with you lying on the treatment table, similar to a massage table, with a series of damp towels placed over your chest and back. The towels will alternate in temperature between hot and cold. From there I will wrap you up in a dry cotton sheet followed by two wool blankets. The wool blankets help trap your body heat, warming you up and warming up the cold damp towel. Two soothing electrodes emitting a gentle sine wave will also be placed on your chest and back during treatment. At the end of the treatment, a gentle friction rub to your skin will awaken you after a relaxing constitutional hydrotherapy treatment.
Hydrotherapy Packages Available
Depending on the condition being treated, as many as 10 (or more) constitutional hydrotherapy sessions may be recommended, children usually require fewer treatments. In acute conditions, like cold or flu, frequent treatment, such as once a day for 3-4 days is recommended. For a long-standing chronic condition, treatment 2-3 times per week over the course of several weeks is recommended.
One Session
45-60 minutes
$75
Three Sessions
45-60 minutes
$200
Five Sessions
45-60 minutes
$325
Ten Sessions
45-60 minutes
$650
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