Background. WATSU (WaterShiatsu) is a complementary therapeutic treatment method comprising passive stretches and massage techniques administered in 35°C warm water. Pregnant women claim safe methods to reduce pain, stress, and fatigue. Therefore, we conducted a pilot study evaluating the effects of WATSU on pregnancy-related complaints in third trimester pregnant women. Methods. Nine healthy p...

About 90% of the time, allergies manifest themselves in horses as hives. When they flare up, the vet will often prescribe antihistamines and/or corticosteroids to combat them. Sometimes antihistamines work to reduce the severity of the hives, yet many times cannot resolve them completely. Corticosteroids, on the other hand, work exquisitely to make hives disappear within hours. Cold-water thera...

1. A prospective study has been carried out, and 68 patients with hypercholesterolaemia have been investigated to study the effects of central cooling on serum lipid levels. 2. Central cooling was obtained by the exposure of the whole body to cold water. All patients were trained to gradually reduce the water temperature from 22 to 14 degrees C and to increase the time of exposure from 5 to 20 ...