Balneology - Balneotherapy: Healing Waters

The art & science of balneology is a practice that is not well known in the U.S. and other parts of North America. However, we predict that in the next twenty years, the need for hydrotherapy, pelotherapy, and balneotherapy will increase dramatically world-wide.

In fact, in modern Europe and Japan, the medical science of balneology is already an integrated part of allopathic medical practice and preventative medicine.

Balneology is the scientific study of the therapeutic benefits of naturally occurring mineral waters. In the United States, this science is not very well known, and is even less seldom practiced. 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.