| Descriptor English: | Hydrotherapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Hidroterapia                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Hidroterapia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Hydrothérapie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Bath, Whirlpool Baths, Whirlpool Hydrotherapies Water Shiatsu WaterShiatsu Watsu Therapy Whirlpool Bath Whirlpool Baths  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E02.779.492 E02.831.535.492 HP3.808.380 MT3.465.333  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006875 | ||||||
| Scope note: | External application of water for therapeutic purposes, such as whirlpool baths or water shiatsu. | 
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| Annotation: | external with natural water only, with emphasis on water temperature & motion of water ;do not confuse with BALNEOLOGY (see note there); if in doubt, use word of text | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Entry Version: | HYDROTHER | 
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| DeCS ID: | 7028 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D006875 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics - 
                                    
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics - 
                                    
TRADITIONAL, COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Complementary Therapeutic Methods [MT3]Complementary Therapeutic Methods 
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                        Hydrotherapy                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Whirlpool Baths                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Watsu Therapy                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0010736 | 
                                
| Scope note | External application of water for therapeutic purposes, such as whirlpool baths or water shiatsu. | 
| Preferred term | Hydrotherapy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Hydrotherapies                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0010737 | 
                                
| Scope note | External application of water for therapeutic purposes, such as whirlpool baths or water shiatsu. | 
| Scope note | External application of water for therapeutic purposes, such as whirlpool baths or water shiatsu. | 
| Preferred term | Whirlpool Baths | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Bath, Whirlpool                                                 Baths, Whirlpool Whirlpool Bath  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000741470 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Watsu Therapy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Water Shiatsu                                                 WaterShiatsu  | 
                                
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