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- Title
Dějiny hydroterapie.
- Authors
Tesařová, D.
- Abstract
The article deals with the history of hydrotherapy from ancient times to the present. It summarizes the basic ideas of Hippokratés, Asklépiadés and Celsus and after declining interest in hydrotherapy in the Middle Ages names the personalities of modern times. Special attention is paid to doctor Ján Karol Lübeck, Vincenz Priessnitz and Sebastian Kneipp. V. Priessnitz elaborated therapy of 28 acute diseases and elevated hydrotherapy to a worldwide level; treatment of S. Kneipp was mainly based on cold water and promoted hardening and a healthy lifestyle. Hydrotherapy has its place in the modern balneology.
- Publication
General Practitioner / Praktický Lékař, 2021, Vol 101, Issue 1, p52
- ISSN
0032-6739
- Publication type
Article