Balneology [from Latinbalneum, bath + logy] is the science of baths or bathing, especially the study of the therapeutic use of mineral baths. The art and science of balneology is not common in the United States or other parts of North America. However, in Europe and Japan, the medical science of balneology is already an integrated part of allopathy medical practice and preventive medicine. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Preventive medicine is that part of medicine engaged with preventing disease rather than curing it. ...
Balneology and the physical medicine are those branches of medical sciences, which employ the natural therapeutic methods and the physical phenomena for healing, rehabilitation, prevention, and diagnosis.
The means of curing applied in the health resorts therapy and in its main part balneology are as follows:
All the patients in spas are simultaneously cured and educated.
Balneology is the scientific study of the therapeutic benefits of naturally occurring mineral waters.
However, throughout Europe and Japan, balneology and hot springs therapy is very much a part of routine medical care.
Medical prescriptions are given by licensed doctors for the treatment of a wide range of conditions, and utilizing mineral waters as a part of preventative medicine is widely recognized and encouraged.
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