Today I’d like to introduce you to one of my favorite in-office treatments, constitutional hydrotherapy! Hydrotherapy is one of our “vitalistic” modalities, which are treatments that help to stimulate every body’s natural ability to heal and restore balance.
During a constitutional hydrotherapy treatment, you are first wrapped up like a cozy burrito! Your practitioner then alternates hot and cold towels to the chest and back in order to stimulate circulation and lymphatic flow throughout the whole body. Gentle e-stim (short for electronic stimulation) used during your session drives the effects of treatment deeper into your internal organs.
Constitutional hydrotherapy offers a host of benefits to the physical and mental-emotional body. This modality is not only deeply relaxing and restorative, but can improve sleep, mood, energy levels, and digestion!
A few conditions that I find hydrotherapy particularly useful for are listed below:
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Cold & flu
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Autoimmune conditions
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Chronic pain & chronic disease
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Allergies, Asthma & other Respiratory conditions
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Insomnia
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Anxiety & Depression
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Menstrual Health & Hormones
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Digestive conditions (Constipation, IBS, IBD, etc.)