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10 Ways *Hydrotherapy Helps in Rehabilitation

You like to live life to the fullest. Who doesn’t? Of course, this can mean a few bumps, bruises, and an occasional break along the way. Ouch.

When this happens, you’ll likely find yourself in a rehabilitation program with many grueling activities. Although there is one activity you’ll probably look forward to each rehabilitation session. Hydrotherapy.

The warmth. The bubbling water. The pain relief. Hydrotherapy feels so good throughout your whole body, which of course relaxes your mind, and lifts your spirits. 

So how does Hydrotherapy work? How can it help your rehabilitation? Here it is.

10 Ways *Hydrotherapy Helps in Rehabilitation

1. Relaxation: The buoyancy and temperature of the water during hydrotherapy can relax your muscles and connective tissue, which is important in rehabilitation.
2. Pain Relief: The warm water temperature and bubbling water provide a weightless rehabilitation environment. In this instance, hydrotherapy reduces the muscle stress and strain at the point of injury and throughout your body.
3. Analgesic Effect: Hot water in hydrotherapy can override pain impulses producing an analgesic effect. Reliving pain. Which you need in Rehabilitation.
4. Improves Sleep: Hydrotherapy promotes sleep. (National Sleep Foundation)
5. Recovery Time: Some studies report hydrotherapy improves your rehabilitation time.
6. Improves Circulation: Hydrotherapy increases blood flow throughout your body, which can help relieve and heal injuries.
7. Relieves Muscle Spasms: The increase of blood and oxygen through your blood stream during hydrotherapy reduces and relieves muscle spasms.
8. Reduces Inflammation: As blood flow increases and the blood vessels contract, you’ll experience relief allowing inflammation to decrease.
9. Increases Range of Motion: During hydrotherapy, your muscles simply relax increasing your range of motion. This is usually done in conjunction with some rehabilitation exercises. You can increase your range of motion by about 20% in 113 degrees F water.
10. Tissue Healing: Studies report hydrotherapy in heated water increases your metabolism multiplying white blood cells which aid in healing tissue damage.

As you can see, Hydrotherapy can help your body recover in a multitude of ways.

So, if you find yourself in rehabilitation after a sport, work, or other physical injury, ask for “Hydrotherapy”.

You be glad you did. It feels so good throughout your whole body, which of course relaxes your mind, and lifts your spirits. 

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*This article refers to Hydrotherapy in Rehabilitation using heat (warm/hot water).

Source: Hydrotherapy Theory & Technique 3^rd Edition by Patrick Barron, N MD

Keep Bacteria Away: The Importance of a Clean Steam Shower

How many bacteria do you think live with us today? According to Wikipedia, “there are approximately five nonillion (5×10³⁰) bacteria in the world.” That’s a lot.

So, how much bacteria is living in your shower? According to a CNN article, your shower curtain soap scum is laden in excess of a billion bacteria per cubic inch. Feeding on needed nutrients, bacteria slowly reproduces and grows doubling in size every few minutes (Cells Alive).

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Understanding and Surviving Menstrual Cycles: For Men and Women

This is one blog entry men will likely want to pass on reading. But not too fast men. Read on as this menstrual cycle blog may help you survive.

Couples can actually capitalize, survive, and grow closer during the menstrual cycle phenomenon. In understanding, communication, and intimacy. Now men, while these three benefits may sound more about what women want – you know when the communication lines are open and clear there’s less strife. And that’s what both men and women really want – peace.

The truth is while a women’s menstrual cycle, ranging from mild to severe, affects many levels. From physical to emotional to spiritual and beyond. This is an opportunity to grow closer.

Men will no doubt confirm they also experience some monthly pains as well. Some male reports of this female phenomenon include increased moodiness, abrupt conversations, and amplified urges to engage in unhealthy coping behaviors such as excessive eating. And know these behaviors lead to strife – not peace - our ultimate goal.   

So how can menstrual cramps help your relationship?

The truth is, as with any life challenge, you can make the decision to understand what’s happening and talk about it or ignore it and hope it goes away. For those of you who tend toward the latter – this just simply doesn’t work. If your goal is to have peace and a happy and healthy relationship, you need to understand what’s going on from each other’s perspective.

So how do women and men grow in understanding and survive the menstrual cycle together?

• Women- let your man know when you’re starting your menstrual cycle so they can be more sensitive to your discomfort. Men are not mind readers, unfortunately.
• Men- step back a little, exude compassion, and just pick up and put your stuff away, please. Women just need a little space, really. It does end.
• Women- did you know taking a warm bubble bath can help menstrual cramps?  Give it try. It’s so soothing. An Infrared Sauna therapy session or heating pad can help too.
• Men- listen closely to what women say they need at this time. Cramps are uncomfortable. About the same as having a tooth pulled out without any pain medication. Yes, cramps hurt.
• Women & Men – most importantly discuss during a non-menstrual cramp period each person’s experience, needs, and plan for interacting during this physically and emotionally charged period of time. Talking when you’re both in the midst of discomfort and stress rarely ever is optimal or very effective.

So there you have it. While menstrual cramps are not likely the hot topic of many conversations, discussing this natural process can help your relationships. And that’s something we all want.