Standardization of naturopathy treatment equipment: A Review of hip bathtub

Abstract

Abstract Naturopathy is a traditional science of healing and health care and found to be more effective in the management of lifestyle related disease conditions apart from promotion of health, prevention of disease as well as restoration of health. It is a system of treatment which is believed to be based on the panchamahabhutas theory of which this body and the entire universe is made up of. These panchamahabhutas, that is., five elements are Prithvi, Jala, Sun, Air, and Ether. Different naturopathy treatment modalities have been developed based on these elements theory which are categorized under different sections such as fasting therapy, diet therapy, mud therapy, hydrotherapy, massage therapy, chromo therapy, air therapy, and yoga therapy. The naturopathy treatments are executed with the help of different equipment which have been developed gradually by the naturopathy practitioners based on their prolonged experiences. These were prepared locally under the guidance of the naturopathy physician which were need based. Gradually with the promotion and propagation of system of naturopathy it was found necessary to prepare the equipment on a bigger scale. Hence, the manufacturing units came into the picture. It was observed that the equipment developed so, needs certain modifications/improvements to make them more accurate and user friendly. In view of above, a review was done on hip bathtub. The present paper highlights the need and advantages of standardization of hip bathtub, a naturopathy treatment equipment which is one of the most frequently used treatment in the naturopathy centers all over the country.