Over time we have seen that there are a variety of treatments, natural or medical that help us to alleviate our physical ailments.
One of them is thalassotherapy, it is very common, but few know what it is.
Basically it is a treatment very similar to hydrotherapy, but they differ in that, in the thalassotherapy, the sea is the protagonist.
Those people who attend spas will have found that, in many of them, there are swimming pools or salt water baths.
It is even, in some of them, you can find them with the name of “flotarium” or flotation pools.
Which, due to its high salt content, help the body to float, dispensing with all weight, body and personal.
In thalassotherapy, what is used in seawater, which is heated to approximately 32-35 degrees.
But, far from being just water, it is combined with seaweed, sand, mud and silt from the seabed.
It is a treatment that relieves many muscular pains, such as low back pain or tendinitis.
In addition to favoring the treatment of circulatory problems, which produce varicose veins, bruising or nosebleeds.
But it is also beneficial for the locomotor system, since it relieves the symptoms of diseases such as rheumatism and osteoporosis.
It is also indicated in respiratory conditions, such as asthma or pharyngitis, in addition to neurological diseases.
On the other hand, its dermal benefits are proven, alleviating conditions such as psoriasis.
Just as it has been shown that, they reduce the symptoms of menopause.
However, thalassotherapy does not only act on a physical level, since it also acts on a psychological level.
In fact, it has positive effects against insomnia, fatigue, stress and depression.
As regards the application of thalassotherapy treatment, the methods used are different.
They vary from bathtubs or saltwater pools, to massages with marine elements.
It should be added that, in order to know the best possible effects and benefits, we must prove it, and inform us of the best way to apply it, depending on the ailment or disease we want to treat.
