Even while formal evaluation cannot be replaced, it's surprising how many conditions a few simple cares like hydrotherapy can benefit. Yet optimal health only comes when the needs of our whole being are met. While we often hear about physical and mental health, spiritual needs tend to be overlooked. This site takes its inspiration from the healing ministry of Christ, who cared for people in mind, body, and spirit. For more about how water provides symbolisms that explain his spiritual healing influence, or other spiritual questions, see this post at my other website, www.CosmoQuestions.com.

Images from the history of hydrotherapy...

U.S. Army. Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C Whirl-pool baths.  Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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U.S. Army, Glennan General Hospital, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Whirlpool leg baths.  Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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Hydrotherapy patient with legs in whirlpool.  Image source:  Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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Physical therapy hydrotherapy and ultra violet room.  Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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Interior view of Hydropathic Room at Davis House showing various equipment for hydrotherapy treatments.  Boston, 1904.  Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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U. S. Army Hospital Number 32, Contrexville, France Exterior view of the American Red Cross bath house, circa 1917.  The bath house was rented by the Red Cross with mineral springs and hundreds of tubs inside.  Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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U.S. Army Evacuation Hospital No. 2, Baccarat, France Patients being brought into bath house and treatment room, circa 1918.  Bathhouses with tubs were used for the treatment of various conditions including skin, urological, etc.  Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).



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U. S. Army Hospital Center, Beau Desert, France Wounded soldiers in bath room. Image source: Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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View of the U.S. Government Free Bath House, Hot Springs Reservation, Arkansas, 1921. Image source; Images from the History of Medicine (NLM).

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"Hydropathic applications at Graefenberg, per Claridge's Hydropathy book" by Captain R. T. Claridge - Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of the opposite the title page.

Via Wikipedia (See image at source here)

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