Recent status of hydrotherapy and balneotherapy with clinical beneficial effects

Abstract

In the Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and Integrated Medicine (IM), hydrotherapy and balneotherapy have been important treatment. They have several pleiotropic effects, such as thermal effects, buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, viscous resistance and chemical effects. There is clinical efficacy to various diseases or states, including neck pain, low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, Parkinson disease, and so on. New trial with health promotion strategy with balneotherapy has been reported along World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy.

Music Therapy Session with Various Elements for Clinical Effects and Comfortable Mood

“…As a main society of IM, there has been Integrative Medicine Japan (IMJ) in our country, and authors have continued various conferences as the director of the Shikoku Island branch of IMJ, including annual Bulletins for 12 years(3). Among them, we have been engaged in music therapy activities for many years (4). In our music therapy group, various session programs, special concert, and performance have been conducted by some professionals, such as physicians, music therapists, pianists, horn players, and some volunteers (5).…”