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Research Project - Visit to Vichy, France April 2006
As part of a current project on writing a textbook on hydrotherapy, I visited Vichy, France, to learn more about hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy has been used at this location since Roman times and probably much longer. At Vichy, you see that water is appreciated for its medicinal and healing properties, both from being taken internally by drinking and also used externally in the form of steam, shower and hydrotub treatments. Another therapeutic use of water in Vichy, is as part of the natural beauty of the area near the Hall of Waters and the three treatment facilities in the form of ponds, stream, water fountains and a river. The ancient tradition of the appreciation of water for health, wellness, healing and rejuvenation is very much alive today in Vichy. Vichy, France is the origin of the Vichy Shower, a hydrotherapy treatment that is now very popular in spas around the world. The Domes: Original Location of Wellness and Spa Treatments in Vichy, France Hall of Waters: Natural Source of 5 Mineral Waters
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