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... > Therapeutics > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy
... > Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Comprehensive Health Care > Primary Health Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy

Preferred term

Hydrotherapy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Baths, Whirlpool
  • Bath, Whirlpool
  • Therapy, Watsu
  • Watsu Therapy
  • Whirlpool Bath
  • Whirlpool Baths

Note

  • external with natural water only, with emphasis on water temperature & motion of water ;do not confuse with BALNEOLOGY (see note there); if in doubt, use word of text

Scope note

  • External application of water for therapeutic purposes, such as whirlpool baths or water shiatsu.

In other languages

  • hydroterapia

    Finnish

  • allashoito
  • hydrotherapia
  • kylpyhoito
  • vesihoito
  • vesivoimistelu
  • Vattenbehandling

    Swedish

  • Bubbelbad
  • Hydroterapi
  • Vattenterapi

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006875

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