What is Hydrotherapy?
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What Is Hydrotherapy? A Straight-Talk Guide to Water-Based Healing

Key Takeaways Hydrotherapy is any therapeutic use of water — hot, cold, or pressurized — to relieve pain, speed recovery, and improve mental health. It is not one single treatment; it is an umbrella term for dozens of practices. A 2014 review in the North American Journal of Medical Sciences found that hydrotherapy positively affects…