Spa – Health Benefits Of A Spa
How Spa Hydrotherapy Can Heal You
Picture yourself immersed in a warm, soothing spa, relaxing at the end of a long day. What better way to spend the remains of the day than soaking in the hot spa in the comfort of your own home? Spas offer ways to treat many different types of injuries and sicknesses, or simply just relaxation and stress relief. Spas can also offer an opportunity to romantically unwind with your loved ones.
Spa or Hydrotherapy satisfies some of our basic needs. A spa lets us replicate the tranquility of the womb. It soothes muscle pains and increases blood circulation, sending much needed nutrients to specific sites. It helps the body move toxins into the lymph system.
The body’s natural response when immersed in hot water is to try bounce back to its normal temperature by pumping the heart faster causing a short-term increase in blood pressure. The more time spent in the spa, will increase the blood circulation in the body. The warm blood causes the blood vessels to expand, lessening the resistance to blood flow and reducing the blood pressure. The muscle-relaxation properties of hot water also cures dull muscle pain and helps free itself of lactic acid and other metabolic wastes.
The water jet found in spas can also increase healing by supplying more oxygen to its targeted area. This occurs when the heat and pressure from the jets elevates the antibodies and white blood cells transported to the area destroying the bad cells and stimulating the formation of new tissue. There are different spas having water jets but a spa with minimal piping is best because there will be less friction being applied to water when traveling through the pipe. The massaging water jets therefore will equally feel stronger in all of the spa's seats.
People with likes of arthritis, multiple sclerosis or paralysis will find benefits of having a hot spa. The warm water helps ease aches and pains and loosens the joints.
Many spa therapists add much needed oils which aid the process of relaxation and cleansing. Hydrotherapy, a secret attraction once confined only for the rich is now fueling the boom in spa usage.
Spa History
The use of spas and hot tubs goes all the way back to the Roman era. Famous bathhouses were the centers of social life and a common daily activity of the Rome’s elite. The earliest spa enthusiast Romans, Japanese and Chinese knew of the health benefits of using hot water to relax the body and its ability to promote better health.
You too can enjoy the maximum benefits of spa/hydrotherapy by following the simple steps shown below:
Hot Spa Healing process
Firstly; take a cleansing shower before you step in to your spa. This is to ensure that sweat and other build up does not wash off and spread the outside toxins on your body to other areas, including the inside. Be sure the water is clean. This is not as simple as it seems. If you are using a spa in a clinic, make sure the tub is appropriately disinfected between clients.
After being in the hot spa for 20 minutes you should move on to a massage table within no more than ten minutes. If you don’t have a message table, you can instead lie flat on a firm bed with a small towel rolled up to support your neck, and a slightly larger towel rolled up to support your lower back.
A hot spa softens the jelly-like material in your spinal discs, and staying like this will allow the natural curves in your spine to reset in proper alignment. Having some relaxing music playing in the background while you do this will help you feel really good.
If you have your hot spa outside, if the air gets cooler, take a robe with you. Make sure to protect your spa from air-blown debris, bird droppings and especially polluted water by multiple users.
Remove any distractions. Watching the TV while in the hot spa might sound like a lot of fun but it is nowhere close to relaxing. Limit alcohol intake. Its effects are increased greatly by the heat of the water. You should not stay more than 20 minutes in your hot spa since overheating your body can be damaging. Spend another 20 minutes relaxing lying down on your well supported back. This is basic spa therapy!
Spa and Jacuzzis are cousins, and both can be used for hydrotherapy if correctly understood. For total relaxation and health, treat yourself by having a soothing hot spa. You will be amazed at the affects it can have!
