hydrotherapy
/hahy-druh-ther-uh-pee/US // ˌhaɪ drəˈθɛr ə pi //UK // (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) //
水疗,水疗法,水力疗法,水治疗
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.
- : the treatment of physical disability, injury, or illness by immersion of all or part of the body in water to facilitate movement, promote wound healing, relieve pain, etc., usually under the supervision of a trained therapist.
Examples
Winternitz has made hydrotherapy popular and, in a measure, effective in the management of certain maladies.
We have to find out by experience just how to use hydrotherapy for each individual.
He spoke of hydrotherapy and gymnastic exercises, and called himself a quack.
The application of ice in the same emergency may likewise represent a universal resort to hydrotherapy.
Hydrotherapy in one or other of its forms may also be utilised.
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