Hot Tub Health Benefits & Hydrotherapy

Modern Medicine Confirms an Age-Old Belief: There is Healing in Hot Tubs.
Hot water healing is nothing new. As early as 2,000 B.C., Egyptians used hot baths to ease pain and invoke
relaxation by placing sizzling rocks into water. In Ancient Greece, elaborate structures were built around
natural hot springs as early-day hospitals and meeting places; there, the father of medicine
himself—Hippocrates—prescribed these soothing soaks as treatment for conditions ranging from jaundice to
rheumatism. In fact, the word spa comes from the Latin term sanus per aquam—meaning health through
water—coined because battle-weary Roman soldiers routinely used hot wells to recover from their physical
and emotional wounds.

Today, medical research confirms the traditional belief that putting yourself in hot water, literally, may keep
your health out of it, metaphorically.

Although studies are few and far between, most show definite health benefits from regular soaks in hot water,
usually in temperatures between 100 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Whether relieving minor aches or
managing life-threatening conditions, physicians and other scientists are increasingly recommending hot tub
therapy as a safe and effective way to protect and improve your health.

Within this section we will attempt to de-mystify the advantages of owning a hot tub. There are several
advantages and benefits to hot tub ownership; Social, Health and Financial. Here, we will clear some of the fog
from these subjects, so that you may make an informed decisions regarding your hot tub.