Hydrotherapy pool owner Linda Prove admitted she was sceptical when a vet referred the rabbit, but the treatment was "working incredibly well".
Other questions encompassed hydrotherapy for people with progressive conditions, immigration applications, and whether CCTV cameras should be installed in abattoirs to reduce animal cruelty.
Obviously, that's an enormous help to people in physical rehabilitation, which is where hydrotherapy tubs (think of a modified Jacuzzi or whirlpool) first gained widespread usage.
Hydrotherapy in spas still has a ways to go to combat its clunkier aspects: Some people will never get used to the idea of someone shooting a hose of water at them.
Mii amo Spa at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona, offers something called "The Athlete, " which blends an hour-long strength-training session with a 60-minute hydrotherapy bath and a massage to work out areas of tension and soreness.
Another hydrotherapy technique with a similar rationale is to soak the feet in a hot foot bath, as soon as possible after the stroke has occurred, while applying a cold compress to the neck, face and scalp.
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The sleek, sexy Blue Bar makes a mean martini, and for a healthier indulgence, the superb 22, 000-square-foot spa offers 16 harbor-view treatment rooms, an extensive hydrotherapy suite, and a menu that dips a toe into Chinese medicine.
Many spas offer that kind of traditional hydrotherapy, and in fact some hotel spas, like the one at The Plaza in New York, find the whirlpool being used more and more by spa clients who just want a way to relax after they've worked out in the spa's gym.
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