In our article today we discover what exactly Thalassotherapy is . In addition, we will go deeper into the matter to know its benefits and how it can help thanks to its various techniques that are applied with this alternative therapy.
Thalassotherapy
Thalassotherapy is a very old therapy based on the use of different marine elements such as sea water, algae or sand to treat various diseases, eliminate stress and promote physical and mental well-being .
The marine climate is also a therapeutic element, but this natural therapy is also performed in enclosed spaces, and is known as artificial Thalassotherapy .
Natural thalassotherapy and artificial thalassotherapy
Thalassotherapy is divided into two general techniques, natural and artificial thalassotherapy.
The natural method encompasses all those techniques that are performed outdoors and the artificial method is used to refer to techniques that are performed in closed places, such as in Thalassotherapy Centers.
Natural Thalassotherapy
These techniques performed outdoors take advantage of the conditions and elements of the marine environment:
- Sea baths
- Burials with sand
- Marine aerotherapy (walks on the seashore)
- Heliotherapy (sun cures)
Artificial Thalassotherapy
In closed installations, alternative techniques with the surrounding conditions are put into practice.
- Immersion in seawater contained in swimming pools
- Water immersion with marine elements (algae, salts, essential oils)
Benefits of this alternative technique
This technique is used for the treatment of various health conditions, but it is a natural therapy that provides great benefits to the well-being, vitality and mood of a person.
It is especially indicated to eliminate stress, depression, to improve sleep quality and combat insomnia, for relaxation, emotional or psychic problems and restore post traumatic damage.
In addition, it collaborates in the treatment of:
- General pains
- Loss or decrease of physical vigor
- Muscle injuries
- Rheumatic diseases
- Peripheral circulatory disorders
- Skin problems such as psoriasis
- Glandular problems
Brief history of natural technique
Since the time of Hippocrates, doctors have recommended the use of the elements of the sea to promote good health . But it was during the Middle Ages in Europe that the use of natural elements for medical and hygienic purposes was discredited.
It was Enrique III, king of France, who began again to use treatments with marine elements on the recommendation of his doctor, Ambrosio Paré. This doctor believed that sea baths were toning and had astringent, antipiogenic and resolutive effects, among others.
But it was the Englishman Richard Russell who wrote in the year 1760 a manual on thalassotherapy entitled " The use of seawater in diseases of the glands ", based on his observations on the health of children living in coastal towns.
Russell's book was very successful, and this doctor was called to the service of the British royal family. The interest of the monarchy helped the marine priests to acquire great popularity, in Great Britain and throughout Europe at first and then throughout the world.
In the early twentieth century, Dr. Ceresole founded in Venice the first institute of studies on the influence of seawater on healthy and sick man. And in 1913 the International Thalassotherapy Association is established in France. It has been and it is this country that has spread these therapies and has the most Thalassotherapy Centers in the world.
What do you think of this natural technique? Undoubtedly, alternative therapies are excellent, and seawater can be a great ally of health.
Seen in Fitness Guide, by Pedro, editor of the White Brotherhood
