Is In-home Medical Hydrotherapy - a Miracle Cure for Seniors? - By: George Bentley

In researching my book, I discovered the powerful benefits of Medical Hydrotherapy for treating and managing many of the conditions labeled as “age related.” I now believe it is never too late to give your body what it needs to slow the natural aging process. Providing safe in-home Medical Hydrotherapy produces almost miraculous results for seniors.

Hydrotherapy has been around for thousands of years. It can be described as the treatment of disease through the use of water. Yet, hot tubs and Jacuzzi systems are often unsanitary, aggressive, and inaccessible for seniors and people with serious health issues. Medical Hydrotherapy refers to the use of sanitary, temperature appropriate, non-aggressive water massage. The gentle massage of heated air in personally adjusted water temperatures permits you to stay in the treatments for much longer periods without risk of overheating. The more extended exposure to gentle water massage treatments help your body get rid of all those toxins that may be causing joint pain and inflammation and “degenerative” conditions (which means almost everything seniors face). It also relaxes you, both mentally and physically, and constitutes safe, age appropriate substitution for vigorous exercise.

The in-home Medical Hydrotherapy “miracle” is unveiled by combining three powerful medical criteria: temperature therapy, massage therapy, and appropriate frequency.

Thermal Effects: Used appropriately, both warm and cold baths can that help lessen pain and discomfort and improve the healing process. Warm baths open up the small blood vessels that are closest to tissues. This leads to increased blood flow and circulation, which helps your tissues heal, oxygenate and purge toxins. Warm water also lessens aches and pains, increases the production of beneficial body hormones, and stimulates the immune system.

Mechanical Effects: The massaging effect of warmed air bubbles create beneficial chemical reactions in your skin and tissues. This leads to increased circulation, which helps oxygenate tissues and expel toxins. Also, as we age, gravity and impact injure joints and connective tissues. 90% buoyancy in water relieves physical stress from joints and bones, helping to relive pain and discomfort. This “floating” effect also helps relax the body, because both mind and muscles are given a chance to relax.

Readily Available: The medical “miracle” comes to life through frequency and ease of use. Travelling from home to a club or spa reduces use to medically insignificant levels. Having an accessible bathing appliance in your home to use as needed, day or night, is key. We have found that two to three sessions of 20 minutes or more every week can be literally life altering. Three to five sessions can create… a miracle!

About the Author

George E. Bentley, Esq. is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, and known nationally as the "Consumer's Advocate and Attorney." He is the leading expert on walk-in bathtubs, ADA guidelines and independent living issues in the US, and author of "The Ultimate Guide to Buying Walk-in Bathtubs". They can be reached by email at George@BentleyBaths.com or phone at 800-688-0055. The company website is http://www.BentleyBaths.com.

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