Sebastian Kneipp was a German priest in the 19th century who advocated hydrotherapy. His legacy are facilities, often in open nature, where it is possible to walk in cold water and dunk your arms in cold water to help with circulation.
Kneipping in Nature
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Do you do the cold water dunk?
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Not in these public Kneipp facilities, there you can usually do the walk and dunking your arms in a small basin. And since it is spring water it is not so cold at the moment.
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What a fantastic legacy to leave 👏
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Hydrotherapy is referred to the utilization of water in treating various kinds of ailments and has been employed since ancient ages, which can be dated back to the period of the Romans and Greeks. It is believed to be an essential part of traditional medicinal treatments and is also popular as ‘hydropathy’ or ‘hydrotherapy’. It is associated with ‘physiotherapy’ and all kinds of pain are eased by water treatments in hydrotherapy. Various procedures and therapeutic processes are used for energizing blood circulation, thereby successfully diagnosing the symptoms of different maladies. Presently, ‘Iodine-Grine Therapy’, ‘Mineral Baths’, ‘Swiss Shower’, ‘Balneotherapy’, ‘Hot Tub’, ‘Jacuzzi’, ‘Hot Roman Bath’, ‘Kneipp Treatments’ and so on.
https://www.indianetzone.com/70/hydrotherapy.htm
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