An increasingly popular segment of the Irish home building market is the addition of hydrotherapy features to the bathroom or other areas of the house.
Hydrotherapy is one of the oldest, safest, and cheapest methods of healing treatment. Dating back to ancient times, where nature and Roman ingenuity provided in large measure what we now replicate electronically, spa baths and shower/cabin units have incredible healing and soothing properties. Modern technology can now re-create the experience of Roman baths and Turkish spa baths in your own bathroom as well as the increasingly popular hot tubs that can be part of a deck or garden house.

A hydrotherapy spa unit will provide all the heath benefits of the famed healing attributes of natural spas and baths without the trouble of travel great distances to achieve the same result.

Hydrotherapy will help to relieve symptoms of arthritis, back pain, muscle weakness, stress, premenstrual tension, cellulite, anxiety and broken sleep. Indeed, together with a basic fitness programme of stretching and walking, you can achieve a wonderful sense of well-being from the comfort of your own home.

Hydrotherapy works with the motion of the water stimulating the touch receptors on the human skin, relieving tight muscles and releasing the 'feel good' chemicals known as endorphins. In effect, it mimics acupuncture or pressure point massage in loosening the tight muscles and compressed nerves in the back and neck area.

In a climate like that of Ireland where dampness and cold create a very ambient environment for the fostering of diseases like arthritis and rheumatism, advances in hydrotherapy treatments that are available in the home are indeed very welcome and can be considered as an investment in your health and well-being.

Any existing bathroom can be adapted at no great expense to provide you with enhanced performance fittings that will improve the quality of your life. In a new-build scenario, the incorporation of hydrotherapy features into your bathroom can range from the minimal to the extravagant. Our list of Bathroom Ireland suppliers gives you the choice of the whole spectrum of available to you at your local Irish hardware merchant, or specialist suppliers.