Ablution - washing of the body by hand, usually using a towel or
mitt
Affusion - pouring on of water.
Algae Cataplasm - A special, lukewarm, marine algae body wrap
is used to eliminate toxins, exfoliate dead skin, remove blemishes
and improve circulation. Prevents the formation of stretch marks
and cellulite.
Algae Gel Massage - A relaxing massage performed with a
freshly prepared, natural algae gel. Lubricates, exfoliates and
softens the skin, adds vitamins and prevents the formation of
stretch marks and cellulite.
Algae Gel Thalaterm - A 40-minute treatment involving the
application of algae gel and heat in a special capsule. Moisturises,
nourishes and reconditions the skin and hair, eliminates toxins
and adds vitamins. Prevents the formation of stretch marks and
cellulite.
Analgesic - Decreases pain
Anesthetic- Reduces local pain, diminished or loss of sensation
Anthotherapy - a therapeutic spa treatments categorized by the
use of caves for therapeutic purpose.
Antipyretic - Reduction in fever
Antispasmodic- Reducing muscle spasms
Aromabath - A type of bath using herbs and essential oils to
induce relaxation and relieve stress. Similar to a herbal body
wrap.
Aromatherapy - using scents for therapeutic purpose.
Astringent - Agent which causes local vasoconstiction and closing
of pores
Autochemotherapy - a method by which blood is removed from
the patient's body, mixed with ozone/oxygen, and returned to
the body via intravenous drip.
Balneotherapy - using a bath for therapeutic purpose.
Brine Baths - A therapeutic spa treatment where the client
relaxes in a sea water or salt water bath.
Brossage - polish skin treatment that uses a series of brushes
and salicylic salt to exfoliate and brighten the skin.
Brush and Tone Skin Treatment - exfoliating skin treatment
that uses dry brushes to remove layers of dead skin cells and to
improve circulation. It is often used to prepare the client for a
mud or seaweed body masque.
Cathiodermie Skin Treatment - A skin treatment that uses a
low electrical current to revitalize and oxygenate the skin, as
well as providing a deep cleansing.
Club Spa - a facility that provides fitness activities and offers a
variety of spa services on a day-use basis.
Colonics - washing out the colon 10-20 times over 45-60 minutes.
Compression Body Wrap - a body wrap technique used on
selected parts of the client's body to remove cellulite and fatty
deposits.
Conduction - Heat is transferred by direct contact of one heated
object to another.
Consensual reaction - a reflex reaction occurring on the opposite
side of the body from the point of stimulation.
Consensual reaction- A reflex reaction occurring on the opposite
side of the body from the point of stimulation
Contrast Bath- The immersion of a body part alternately in hot
and cold water in one treatment
Convection - the transference of heat by moving currents of
heated liquids of gasses as in a sauna to increase body
temperature.
Conversion - Heat is generated by passing energy through the
tissue or substance as in heatint of body tissues by ultrasound
Crenotherapy (Crounotherapy) - a generic term for a variety of
spa treatments that use water, mud, and vapor.
Cruise Ship Spa - a facility aboard a cruise liner that provides
spa services and cuisine, along with fitness and wellness
elements.
Cryotherapy - using a cold for therapeutic purpose.
Day Spa - a facility that offers spa services on a day-use basis.
Depravation room - totally soundproof room with a water bed
and sometimes music, the room is usually not more than a size of
a bed and not more than 2-3 tall.
Derivative effect- Transfer of fluid from one part of the body
to another; warming the feet to draw congestion from the head:
Pulling the blood or lymph out of one area of the body by
increasing the amount of blood in another.
Desquamation - the shedding of epithelial tissue; mainly the skin
as in exfoliation.
Destination Spa - a facility that offers on-site accommodations,
spa services, fitness and wellness elements, and spa cuisine to
introduce to its clients a lifestyle and health improvement.
Diaphoretic - the increase of sweating.
Diuretic- Increases urine production
Douche- a stream of water directed at the body or into a body
cavity
Dulse Scrub Skin Treatment - A gentle skin treatment
technique in which the client's body is rubbed with a mixture of
powdered dulse seaweed and oil or water. This exfoliating skin
treatment removes layers of dead skin cells, provides minerals
and vitamins to the skin.
Ecchymosis- Discoloration of the skin due to hemorrhage
Effusion- Collection or pooling of fluids in the joint capsule
Elastin - is what holds and maintains the shape of the soft tissue
and skin, but it becomes increasingly inhibited with toxic
accumulation. As already discussed, fat acts as a sponge for
storing toxins.
Eliminative- Dissolves foreign elements in the blood, colon, and
interstitial spaces of the body
Emetic- Ejecting poisons from the body by drinking warm water
or salt water
Endermatherapy - reduction of cellulite for therapeutic purpose.
Erythema- Description of color of the skin indicating a red
appearance
Esalen Massage - a gentle massage therapy technique that uses
long, stroking movements.
Exfoliation - a treatment that the primary purpose is to rid dead
skin cells from the body; from the Latin word exfoliates, which
means 'to remove leaves'. The method of using a brush or using
salt that is dipped in water and smeared on the body.
Fango with Algae - A 40-minute treatment using fango mixed
with marine algae. Reduces inflammation, re-mineralises,
nourishes with vitamins, stimulates body circulation, helps treat
sleeplessness, prevents joint disorders, such as arthritis and
rheumatism and produces a deep state of relaxation.
Fango-Algae Cataplasm - A treatment applied to targeted
areas of the body in accordance with a therapist's diagnosis.
Helps to reduce inflammation and used to treat painful conditions
and soreness caused by a variety of diseases.
Fango Skin Treatment - type of spa mud treatment where mud
is applied to the entire body. The Fango skin treatment--which
means mud in Italian--cleanses, detoxifies, nourishes, and
soothes the client's skin. This type of spa skin treatment has
also been known to help relieve muscular and arthritic pain.
Finnish Sauna - This sauna treatment is the traditional kind on
which the modern saunas in most health clubs, gyms, and spas
today are based upon. In a Finnish sauna, a fire (preferably using
birch wood) heats a pile of stones until they are red hot. Water
is then thrown on the stones to create steam. The client is then
gently beaten with leafy birch twigs to stimulate circulation. The
heat of the sauna helps to cleanse the client's body through
perspiration.
Four Hand Massage - involves two therapists working on one
client, with both therapists having the same rhythm, technique
and pressure.
Fomentation- Local applications of moist heat to the body
surface, usually made of wool and cotton to retain heat and
moisture
Flotation tank - filled with approximately a foot of water, mixed
with Epsom salts, at roughly the same temperature as the
client's body. You float in this dark tank to promote relaxation.
Geotherapy - using rocks for therapeutic purpose.
Gommage - cleansing and re-hydrating treatment through the use
of creams, which are applied in long, massage-type movements.
Haysack wrap - Body detoxification treatment through the use
of steamed hay.
Heliotherapy - using sun for therapeutic purpose.
Herbal Body Wrap - a body-wrap skin treatment used to relax
muscles, soothe soreness and soften skin. The client is wrapped
in cloths previously soaked in aromatic herbs and hot water.
Hunting reaction- Sudden reddening and warming of cooled skin
areas; body's mechanism to avoid tissue damage
Hydrostatic effect - The shifting of fluid from one part of the
body to another
Hydrotherapy - the use of water for therapeutic purpose.
Hydrotub - A large tub containing high-powered jets and handmanipulated
hoses intended to perform underwater massage.
Hyperemia- Increase in quantity of blood flowing through the
body or part of the body characterized by heat, redness:
Vasodilation
Hypothermia- Extreme reduction in body temperature
Hypoxia- Diminished oxygen supply usually due to poor
circulation
Infrared Spa Treatment - a spa heat treatment used to relax
the client's muscles and improve circulation.
Ischemia- Diminished or lack of circulation in an area
Kneipp cures - treatments combining hydrotherapy, herbology,
and a diet of natural foods.
Lomi-Lomi - a type of rhythmical, rocking massage originating in
Hawaii.
Loofah scrub - a full body scrub with a loofah sponge and sea
salt usually mixed with a warm oil (Avocado or almond). Its
purpose is to exfoliate the skin and to stimulate circulation.
Loutrotherapy - is the knowledge of artificial carbonated baths,
and their scientific application, as the Nauheim baths, their
preparation and administration, etc., the diseased conditions in
which they are indicated, the duration of the bath, and the
necessity for a course of graduated baths.
Lymph drainage - a big treatment in most spas, some therapist
really push the fact along with body wraps it temporarily alters
the state of cellulite. It involves gentle and pulsating pressure or
massage of specific areas of the body located around the lymph
nodes and toward the heart.
Medical Hydrology - is the comprehensive designation of the
whole science, which treats of the several factors comprising the
medicinal use of water in all its solutions.
