Department of Hydrotherapy and Mud Therapy
Hydrotherapy is a method of treatment of various ailments with the application of water in various forms and temperature and pressure on particular area or whole of the body for specific duration to achieve desired circulatory changes and cure. At Excel we have well established Hydrotherapy Department and Mud Section for the students to learn and practice.
- Course objectives
- To know the introduction and historical highlights and perspectives of Hydrotherapy.
- To study the physiological basis and importance of water on different systems.
- To make the students understand about the reflex areas, action and reaction mechanisms.
- To teach the various mechanisms of action of hydrotherapy on acute and chronic diseases.
- To explain the general rules, therapeutic significance, adaptation of individual cases, general indications and contra-indications.
- To impart knowledge on therapeutic actions of hydrotherapy like excitant effects, haemostatic effects, cardiac effects, emmenagogue effects, vesical excitations, intestinal excitation, restorative effects, tonic effects, calorific effects, diaphoretic effects, expectorant effects, diuretic effects, resolvent effects, sedative effects, anti-thermic and anti-pyretic effects.
- To make students learn about the techniques of various water and clay treatment modalities with their limitations.
- To provide training to improve the prescription of hydrotherapy and clay therapy treatments to treat diseases.