User`s guide

Hydrotherapy
There are many different reasons for choosing to own a Wind River Spa. Hydrotherapy is the most common
of these reasons. Hydrotherapy has many benefits, some of which you may not be aware of. The history of
hydrotherapy for treatment of a wide array of ailments dates back to the early 18th century in Europe. The
physical conditions that have been relieved throughout history with hydrotherapy are still the cause of too
much suffering today. Today we have an even better understanding of the physical effects that stress has on
our health, and are able to pinpoint certain conditions to stress related activity. This understanding only adds
to the many known health benefits that hydrotherapy offers. Let us tell you about the many rewards that you
as new spa owner will enjoy.
Buoyancy
The decent into the soothing hot water of your Wind River Spa is one of the few times us non astronaut
types get to enjoy the relief of weightlessness. With today’s active lifestyles most people have plenty of valid
reasons for aching joints at the end of the day. Most of us can experience that pain with the physical stress
that gravity alone can cause. The buoyancy of the water relieves gravitational joint stress and allows better
circulation to the joints allowing damaged cartilage to heal. The reduction of body weight you experience
in your spa also relieves the muscles that stabilize your body in normal conditions allowing them to repair
broken down tissue more efficiently.
Hydrothermal Therapy
While buoyancy is important to the concept of hydrotherapy it is the thermal effect that hot water has on the
body that relieves the widest array of symptoms. When submersed in hot water the nerves of the skin send
impulses deep into the body. This helps reduce pain sensitivity while promoting improved blood circulation.
The increase in blood flow stimulates stress hormones and the immune system improving the body’s ability
to fight off a wide array of conditions. Some of these conditions include but are not limited to circulatory
disease, insomnia, diabetes, muscle weakness, atrophy, cramps, premenstrual syndrome, arthritis, balance
disorders, back pain, and muscular-skeletal or soft tissue injuries. Other short-term symptoms like tense
muscles or temporary vertigo can also be treated with a relaxing soak in your Wind River. The hot water in
your spa will also open up the pours of your skin allowing toxins that may have sat below the surface of the
skin for years to evacuate the body.
Massage Therapy
The rewards your spa offers through its massage feature benefit both the mind and body. Relief of muscle
soreness is where the massage feature is most effective. On more physically active days your body can tense
its muscles to the point that a lactic acid will cover your muscle tissue causing soreness and hyperactivity even
as you attempt to sleep that night. A massaging soak in your spa increases blood flow to those muscles while
oxidizing red blood cells. This allows energy from food and oxygen to upload into the muscle with ease
buffing the lactic acid and relieving the soreness. This therapy is so effective it can relieve soreness you may
not even be aware of until it’s gone.
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