hydrotherapy
noun
hy·dro·ther·a·py
ˌhī-drə-ˈther-ə-pē 
: the therapeutic use of water (as in a whirlpool bath) compare hydropathy
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Members can experience steam rooms, saunas and cold plunges, the hydrotherapy circuit across the different club areas, altitude training, treatment at the wellness & recovery spa with trainers who specialize in flexibility and even red-light therapy.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
On the wellness front, the fitness center offers yoga and other classes, and the 5,000-square-foot spa features 11 treatment rooms and a hydrotherapy circuit, including cold and hot plunges.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
Think of it more as a fitness studio, but for hydrotherapy—the SoulCycle of spas, where relaxation is regimented down to the minute.
—Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Minor Hotels is pushing the envelope of wellness with its Layan Life by Anantara project in Phuket, Thailand, a medical facility that offers next-level treatment options such as cryotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen chambers and colonic hydrotherapy.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
On the wellness front, the fitness center offers yoga and other classes, and the 5,000-square-foot spa features 11 treatment rooms and a hydrotherapy circuit, including cold and hot plunges.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
Think of it more as a fitness studio, but for hydrotherapy—the SoulCycle of spas, where relaxation is regimented down to the minute.
—Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Minor Hotels is pushing the envelope of wellness with its Layan Life by Anantara project in Phuket, Thailand, a medical facility that offers next-level treatment options such as cryotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen chambers and colonic hydrotherapy.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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hydrotherapy
noun
hy·dro·ther·a·py
-ˈther-ə-pē
plural hydrotherapies
: the therapeutic use of water (as in a whirlpool bath) compare hydropathy
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