Classical Period: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in Scandinavia


History of Hydrotherapy Earliest Use of the Hot Tub Introduction to Modern Hydrotherapy Understanding the properties and characteristics of water Archimedes Principle Bougier's Theorem Bernoulli's Theorem Reynolds' Theorem Prantiti's Theorem Fronde-zahm's Experiments Pascal's Law Development of the human being against gravity: Bronze Age: Use of Hot Tubs, Spas and Saunas Bronze Age: Use of Hot tubs and Spas in the Mediterranean Bronze Age: Use of Hot Tubs, Saunas and Spas in Asia Classical Period: Use of Hot Tubs, Spas and Saunas Early Asian Baths Classical Period: Evolution of Asian Hot Tub Construction Classical Period: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in the Middle East Classical Period: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in Meso-America In Depth: Roman Hot Tub and Spa Construction During the Classical Period The Baths of Caracalla Construction of the Baths at Caracalla: Basic Design Construction of the Baths at Caracalla: Materials Construction of the Baths: Metals Classical Period: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in Scandinavia The origin of sauna Middle Ages Middle Ages: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs Middle Ages: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in Scandinavia Middle Ages: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in Japan Middle Ages: Hot Tub Culture Middle Ages: Hot tub and Spa Culture in Asia Middle Ages: Hot tub and Spa Culture in Scandinavia Renaissance Period Renaissance Period: Use of Hot Tubs, Spas and Saunas Renaissance Period: Use of Hot Tubs, Spas and Saunas in France Renaissance Period: Hot tub and Spa Culture in Asia Industrial Age Industrial Age: American Use of Hot Tubs, Spas and Saunas Modern Age Modern Hot Tubs, Spas and Saunas Modern Hot Tub, Spa and Sauna Culture: Asia Modern Sauna Culture in Scandanavia Conclusion Sources Health & Beauty Benefits of Exercise in Water Application and Benefits of Hydrotherapy Hydrotherapy in Neuropatients Hydrotherapy for the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases Hydrotherapy for the Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritis Muscle Weakness - Strength Training Poor Balance Poor Posture Decreased Cardiovascular Fitness Progressive Hydrotherapy Exercise Hydrotherapy gait reeducation treatment plan Wrist and Hand Joints Pelvis Knee reconstruction Cervical Spine Injury Lumbar Spine Injury Spinal Fractures Disc Pathology Musculo-Tendinous Injuries Hydrotherapy in the Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Stress Fractures Hydrotherapy for Treatment of the Lumbopelvic Complex Chronic pain - Pain and Muscle Spasm Oedema Decreased range of movement Head Injury Epilepsy Burns Pediatric Hydrotherapy Head control Breathing control Relaxation through Hydrotherapy Juvenile Chronic Arthritis Hydrotherapy for the Clumsy Child Conclusion		Classical Period: Use of Spas, Saunas and Hot Tubs in Scandinavia Sauna is taken to be a quintessentially Finnish phenomenon, but the Finns have no longer have a monopoly on it. In the later 1800’s people on the old continent had sauna from the shores of the Baltic Sea far into the Ural mountains. Saunas were also common among the other Finnic peoples of the Baltic area — the Estonians, Karelians, Kopecs and Lithuanians. Additionally there were traditional saunas found among the Slavs, Balks, Turks, and Tartars. Sauna is not known among the indigenous peoples of the North, whose way of life has until recent decades had been based partly or entirely on reindeer herding and hunting. Thus the sauna is not a pan-Ural building, but rather one developed by the Finnish peoples. It is connected to the adoption of the Iron Age (800—400 B.C.) smoke cabin made of logs. A major change in building occurred when the vertical pole structure of the kota, which had been in use for thousands of years, was replaced by the mitered joints (or mitered corners) construction technique. The northern belt of coniferous forest beginning in Scandinavia and continuing through Finland, the Baltic countries and Karelia to Russia and from there along the edge of the northern tundra through Siberia to the east, constitutes an unbroken area of log building with mitered joints. Considering how sauna came into being it is significant that the distribution of sauna buildings, over time, was more or less congruent with the northern spread of this building technique. At the same time as building with mitered logs came into being, so to did communities spring up which tilled the soil. This is worthy of note because many researchers have considered that the transition to farming was one precondition for adopting sauna. However, this view has on occasion been called into question.