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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Two Duplex penthouses with private roof decks, lap pools, and hydrotherapy spas crown each of the residential towers.
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The treatment included a series of hydrotherapy experiences, a bath soak, and a body scrub.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Cold exposure can be incredibly beneficial; think contrast therapy, hydrotherapy and group cold-plunge sessions.
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The Virgin Clubhouse at Heathrow used to have a hydrotherapy, bath-steam, room-tanning, booth-ski simulator, and a four-hole putting green with a sand trap.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
The treatment included a series of hydrotherapy experiences, a bath soak, and a body scrub.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Cold exposure can be incredibly beneficial; think contrast therapy, hydrotherapy and group cold-plunge sessions.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The Virgin Clubhouse at Heathrow used to have a hydrotherapy, bath-steam, room-tanning, booth-ski simulator, and a four-hole putting green with a sand trap.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 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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