What is hydrotherapy? How does hydrotherapy work?

Hydrotherapy is a treatment method where water is used to relieve pain and a variety of conditions in the body. Hydrotherapy is used in the treatment of the consept of rheumatism. It is a conservative treatment method that can provide both symptom relief and functional improvement.

What is hydrotherapy?

Hydrotherapy is a treatment technique where the patient is treated with applied water for example in a customized bath or pool. It is also used in the treatment of, among other things, chronic sore muscles, rheumatism and a host of other conditions. In the treatment, temperature differences are used to stimulate blood circulation and other responses in the body. Hot water pool training is a form of hydrotherapy that is excellent for adapted training - the water means that there is less strain and exposed training positions.

Hydrotherapy is popular and there are a number of offers around Norway, including the Hernes Institute has a popular hot water pool.

DEEP DIVE - You can read more in this literature: Hydrotherapy: Principles and Practice (click on the link to read more)

How is hydrotherapy going?

Hydrotherapy is done by using temperature differences in the water to give different reactions in the body, such as increased blood circulation. Jet streams can also be used for tight muscles and myalgias.

Based on the pain and the condition you want to treat, it can take several treatments (not abnormal that it can take up to 10-12 treatments) before you achieve greater improvement. Hydrotherapy is performed at adapted facilities and often requires (at some facilities) a recommendation / referral from a doctor, chiropractor or manual therapist. Hydrotherapy is popular for use in chronic muscle pain.

- What is a trigger point?

A trigger point, or muscle node, occurs when muscle fibers have departed from their normal orientation and regularly contract into a more knot-like formation. You may think of it as if you have several strands lying in a row next to each other, nicely assorted, but when placed crosswise you are closer to a visual image of a muscle knot. This may be due to a sudden overload, but most normally it is due to gradual failure over an extended period of time. A muscle becomes painful, or symptomatic, when the dysfunction becomes so severe that it becomes pain. In other words, it's time to do something about it.

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