THE HEALING EFFECT OF WATER ON WOMEN'S HEALTH FROM PAST TO PRESENT

Abstract

In addition to the new treatment methods brought by technology, water is an important complementary treatment method that has been used from the past to the present. The purpose of this review is to examine the curative effects of water as a complementary treatment on women's health. Hydrotherapy applied during pregnancy reduces anxiety, stress, fatigue and edema, and increases the quality of life. Studies have shown that the use of water in the early stages of labor is effective in reducing labor pain, reduces the use of analgesia, and shortens the delivery time. Water in childbirth reduces anxiety, positively affects women to feel more comfortable and provide more birth control. Hydrotherapy is a method frequently used in the control of premenstrual syndrome from past to present, and it has been shown to be effective in alleviating premenstrual syndrome. It should not be forgotten that all water therapies should be used under the control of trained health professionals and in accordance with recommended protocols in order to be beneficial.

Keywords

• pain
• birth
• pregnancy
• hydrotherapy
• water

GEÇMİŞTEN GÜNÜMÜZE SUYUN KADIN SAĞLIĞI ÜZERİNDE İYİLEŞTİRİCİ ETKİSİ

Abstract

Teknolojinin getirdiği yeni tedavi yöntemlerinin yanında su, geçmişten günümüze kadar kullanılan önemli bir tamamlayıcı tedavi yöntemidir. Bu derlemenin amacı tamamlayıcı bir tedavi olarak suyun, kadın sağlığına yönelik iyileştirici etkilerini incelemektir. Gebelikte uygulanan hidroterapi, kaygıyı, stresi, yorgunluğu ve ödemi azaltmakta, yaşam kalitesini arttırmaktadır. Doğumun erken dönemlerinde suyun kullanımının doğum ağrısının azaltılmasında etkili olduğu, analjezi kullanımını azalttığı ve doğum süresini kısalttığı çalışmalarla gösterilmiştir. Doğumda su, anksiyeteyi azaltmakta, kadının daha rahat hissetmesini ve doğum kontrolünü daha fazla sağlamasını olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Premenstrual sendromun kontrolünde de hidroterapi geçmişten günümüze sıklıkla kullanılan bir yöntem olup, premenstrual sendromun hafifletilmesinde etkili olduğu gösterilmiştir. Tüm su terapilerinin, yararlı olabilmesi için eğitimli sağlık profesyonellerinin kontrolünde ve önerilen protokoller doğrultusunda kullanılması gerektiği unutulmamalıdır.

Keywords

• ağrı
• doğum
• gebelik
• hidroterapi
• su

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