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Naturopathy therapies

INTRODUCTION
Naturopathic medicine is a holistic approach to health..Any naturopathic therapy should at all times assist the inherent tendency present in all living organisms, which is striving to restore biological integrity and balance. the work in the field of finding the effcts of the naturoathic treatmente in the world for a period of 100 years or more have established that a therapy that is truly naturopathic in its application gives rise to the naturopathic therapies.

1.HYDROTHAREPY
This is the use of water, both internally and externally in the form of baths, packs, compresses, sprays and douches. Hydrotherapy is the use of water to revitalize, maintain, and restore health. Hydrotherapy treatments include saunas, steam baths, foot baths and the application of cold and hot water compresses. it causes superficial blood vessels to constrict, shunting the blood to internal organs. Hot water is relaxing, causes blood vessels to dilate, and removes wastes from body tissues. Alternating hot can cold water also improves elimination, decreases inflammation, and stimulates circulation.

Types Of Hydrotherapy
Sitz bath - this treatment consist of the two adjacent tubs one with the cold and the other one with the hot water the person is first sits in the first tub with their feets into the another tub and vice versa. You sit in one tub with your feet in the other tub, and then alternate. Sitz baths are reccommnded for hemorrhoids, PMS and menstrual problems, cystitis, polyps.
Warm water baths - Soak in warm water for up to 30 minutes, depending on the condition. Epsom salts, mineral mud, aromatherapy oils, ginger, moor mud, and dead sea salts may be added.
Sauna - Dry heat.
colon hydro therapy - Colon hydrotherapy is gentle purified water washing of the large intestine. The patient lies on an table and with a machine: water is run very firmly into the colon. When some pressure builds up in the colon, the water is released.
Steam bath or Turkish bath.
Compresses - Towels are soaked in hot and/or cold water.
Wraps - in this therapy cold wet fannel sheets are used to cover the body of the person. after that the person is then covered with dry towels and then with the blankets. The body warms up in response and dries to wet sheets. This is used for colds,skin disorders, infection, and muscular pain.
Wet sock treatment - Used for sore throat, ear infections, headaches, migraines, nasal congestion, upper respiratory infections, coughs, bronchitis, and sinus infections.
Hot fomentation - For treatment of acute conditions such as chest colds and coughs. It seems to relieve symptoms but also decrease the length of the illness.



2.AROMA THERAPY
Aromatherapy is the prevention of disease by use of different kinds of oils found in the plants. there are two basic principles of aroma One is the influence of aroma on the brain, The other is the direct pharmacological effects of the essential oils.In aromatherapy the therapy is done via fragrance of the oils and the mixture of oils when the fragrance is inheld by the person then it react with the enzyms present in the body and provide the relaxation to the brain.
Materials used in Aroma Tharepy
Essential oils: Some essential oils can be extracted form the plants via the steam distillation process but the oil obtained form the this process is higly concentrated so it is diluted before the use with some other oils.
Phytoncides: volatile organic compounds from plants kill the microbes. Many fragrant oils and sulfuric compounds from plants in the genus "Allium" are phytoncides[citation needed], though the "Allium" less commonly used in aromatherapy due to their disagreeable odors.
Herbal distillates or hydrosols: These are the aquoes by -products of the distillation process and very important use in many herbs as medicinal and skin care.Common herbal distillates are rose, lemon balm and chamomile.
Infusions: Aqueous extracts of various plant material (e.g. infusion of chamomile).
Carrier oils: Typically oily plant base triacylglycerides that dilute essential oils for use on the skin(e.g. sweet almond oil).
Vaporizer(Volatized)Raw Herbs: Generally those plants are extracted which are having the higher content of oil in that they are taken,crused and then goes via the process of vaporization through distillation.
Modes Of Application
The modes of application of aromatherapy include:
Aerial diffusion: this is applied in the case of environmental fragrance and the aeirial disinfection.
Direct inhalation: this type of application mode is used for respiratory infections.
Topical applications: for general massage, baths and skin care.

3.COLD THAREPY:
one of the most popular naturopathic treatment is the cold therapy treatment and it replaces the old age muddy therapy it works on the principle of heat exchange. . The cold therapy reduces inflamation corrects ulceriaction and help in healing the infected portion from the root. This treament is given by the bags of cold ice cube applied at the specific portion of the body.
Cold therapy must be applied as soon as possible just after the injury occers and continued for the following 48 hours at the interval of 15 to 20 minutes.

R.I.C.E TECHNIQUE:
The R.I.C.E technique is the standard treatment of acute sporting injuries.The cruicial time for the treatment of the acute sports injuries is the 24-48 hours after the injuriy has occur. When soft tissue damage occurs, for example when blood vessels rupture and the injury site begins to swell. then this incresing amount of the blood in a perticular area may lead to the death of the cell by what we known as secondary hypoxic injury. and hence all the efforts are applied to control the blooding.
The R.I.C.E technique has all the components that are needed to prevent injury to the damaged portion immediately after the injury has been occur. if the RICE technique is applied at the correct time this can greatly reduces the recovery time of the athlete.
The letters R.I.C.E are abbreviations for:
R-Rest
I-Ice
C-Compression
E-Elevation

Massage therapy:
Massage invoves the activity which deals with the ones body discomfort,muscular pain and mental stress and any type of body pain.it is a manual adjusment with the body in order to relaxed the body.it invovles some type of stroke and oil application over the stressed portion of the body.

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