Natural therapy : a manual of physiotherapeutics and climatology /

Natural Therapy: A Manual of Physiotherapeutics and Climatology discusses natural ways of healing and treating certain diseases and disorders. The authors discuss the use of water in bath-treatments as used by John Smedley, Winternitz, or through methods known as ""Kaltwasser Kuranstalten,...

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Main Authors: Luke, Thomas D. (Author), Hay Forbes, Norman (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : John Wright and Sons, Ltd., 1913.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Natural Therapy: A Manual of Physiotherapeutics and Climatology discusses natural ways of healing and treating certain diseases and disorders. The authors discuss the use of water in bath-treatments as used by John Smedley, Winternitz, or through methods known as ""Kaltwasser Kuranstalten, "" or ""Kneipp cure."" The book explains the general principles of hydrotherapy or the systematic application of water at different temperatures in varying ways to the body surface. Water can have a therapeutic effect due to its temperature, volume, mechanical means, and chemical forms. The authors also discu
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483194097
1483194094