Student/Therapist Resources
Chapter 9: The Future of
Hydrotherapy
Key Concepts
- The main goal of this chapter is develop
greater understanding of the current and future develops in the use of
hydrotherapy and the implications for this the role of
hydrotherapy in holistic health & wellness in the future.
- Greater understanding of the
scientific behavior of water, especially at the molecular level, can promote
of the future development of hydrotherapy.
- Greater understanding of the
anatomy & physiology of the human body, especially as a dynamic fluid
cellular system, can promote of the future development of
hydrotherapy.
- Greater availability of
natural products from around the world and better understanding of their use
in hydrotherapy treatments, can promote the future development of
hydrotherapy.
- New developments in the design
hydrotherapy equipment can promote of the future development of
hydrotherapy.
- Greater understanding of the
wisdom of the use of hydrotherapy in past, can promote of the future
development of hydrotherapy.
- Greater from around the world, by
sharing their experiences of the use of hydrotherapy for health &
wellness through the Internet and other channels, can promote of the future
development of hydrotherapy.
- Greater understanding of
the personal health & wellness goals of each client and general
population of clients, can promote the future development of hydrotherapy.
- Greater understanding of the
hydrosphere, can promote of the future development of hydrotherapy.
- Greater understanding of the
concept of what Nature is, and what we mean by the concept of natural
product and treatments, can promote the future development of hydrotherapy.
- Discuss: Based on all of the above possible
ways that hydrotherapy will continue to develop in the future, discuss what
role that you (students) feel hydrotherapy will play as a key element of
holistic health & wellness in the future.
Additional suggested Study, Research and
Teaching Exercises
Suggested Reading & Viewing
Water: A Matrix of Life: Franks,
F. (2000). Water: A Matrix of Life. Cambridge, UK: The Royal Society of
Chemistry.
This is a very technical, scientific discussion of the behavior of water, mainly
at the molecular level.
The Sacred Planet, Walt
Disney Products (2004)—available on DVD (contains beautiful visual expressions
of the hydrosphere).
This a beautiful presentation of wisdom of some indigenous cultures and their
wisdom of living in harmony with Nature.
Planet Earth: Fothergill, A.
(Series producer). (2007). Planet Earth [Television series]. Silver
Spring, MD: Discovery Communications
This is the highly acclaimed work on the natural beauty and complexity of Planet
Earth. It offers an amazing view of every aspects of the hydrosphere and its
relationship all living systems.
