Spa & Hot Tub Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy, may be the oldest form of medical treatment. Often recommended as self‑care by naturopathic doctors, hydrotherapy is used to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain, neck pain, arthritis, as well as orthopedic and neurological conditions. Spa and hot tub hydrotherapy may be just what the doctor ordered for spinal cord injuries and for patients suffering from the effects of burns, stroke or paralysis.

Hot tub and spa hydrotherapy is a safe way to improve fitness. Soothe your aching muscles in swirling spa waters after a long workout to reduce or eliminate stiffness typically felt the next day. Augment your home fitness program by doing exercises in super therapeutic spa waters. Or improve your athletic performance by using your spa or hot tub before you exercise. Soaking in the messaging hot tub waters before you exercise relaxes your body by loosening muscles and making the exercise easier as well as reducing the risk of injury. See it in your golf swing, running endurance, or on the dance floor ‑ because you are relaxed before you exercise, your overall performance will improve.

Warm waters and massaging jets of spas help relieve anxiety, lower blood pressure, relax tightened muscles, increase oxygenating blood flow through the body, and counteracts chronic pain caused or made worse by stress. Research has found that 80% of disease is stress related so melting away tension caused by stress in a spa or hot tub may be the most cost effective way of staying healthy. And your spa or hot tub can easily relieve you of stress held in muscles by giving them a break from gravity. Feeling weightless in your spa or hot tub will cause your worries to become weightless as well, leaving you with a quiet and calm feeling at the end of a highly stressful day.

It's not magic ‑ it's spa hydrotherapy! Believe it or not, soaking in a hot tub may be healthier for your heart than the traditional methods of exercise as well as relax the weight and cellulite right off you. Recent studies have proven that the regular use of hydrotherapy in hot tubs and spas can aid in the reduction of weight, as well as diminish the appearance of cellulite. It works by dilating the blood vessels, promoting better circulation as it relaxes the skin and muscles, and raising the heart rate, while lowering blood pressure. Body tissues become more tone, fluid retention reduces, and swelling subsides. But don't take our word for it: one study published in the September 16, 1999 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine found the unexpected result that a soak in a hot tub for thirty minutes a day, six day's a week, for three weeks helped patients lose over one pound per week! Scientists are finally catching on to the amazing weight loss benefits of hot tub hydrotherapy.

Stress doesn't go away simply because your asleep; and you've probably had the nightmares to prove that's true. Because your muscles may be tense and tight from the day's anxiety, you may find yourself not falling asleep, tossing and turning through the night or simply not feeling rested when it's time to get up. Spa and hot tub hydrotherapy reverses the stress response of your muscles and central nervous system, and allows better blood circulation to every cell in your body. This means that after a hard day, then a soothing soak in the spa, your body will be ready to relax into a deep and restful sleep.