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Spa Industry
Terminology and Concepts of the Spa Industry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Spa | a place where water therapies are administered |
| Spa therapies | variety of body treatments administered in spas that may or may not incorporate massage. Water is at the heart of the spa experience |
| sanus per aqua | healing through water or cure of water |
| espa | fountain |
| Day spas | offer health, wellness, and beauty services on a day-use basis |
| Medical spas | integrates medical esthetics and spas services |
| resort spas | located within a hotel or resort |
| Destination spas | places where clients come to relax, rejuvenate, or begin or improve their lifestyle choices |
| Safety | nonslip walking surfaces, grip bars, nonslip shoes/sandles, secure long hair, sanitize, good ventilation |
| Balneology | the art and science of bathing for therapeutic and relaxation purposes |
| Heat Transfer | occurs by conduction and convection in water |
| Conduction | heat is transferred in stationy water |
| Convection | heat is transferred in moving or agitated water |
| Buoyancy | an upward thrust or force that pushes against submerged or partially submerged objects in the direction opposite to the force of gravity |
| Density | a measurement of mass within a unit of space or unit of volume |
| a measurement of mass within a unit of space or unit of volume | the buoyant force on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object |
| Immersion Baths | full or partial immersion in a tub filled with water |
| Goals of immersion baths | elaxation, pain and inflammation reduction, and soft tissue extensibility |
| Tepid water | between 79° F to 92° F (26° C to 33° C) used to reduce local inflammation |
| Neutral-warm | used for Watsu treatments, with the ideal temperature range between 95° F and 98° F (35° C to 36° C) |
| Hot water | between 99° F to 102° F (37° C to 38° C)] is recommended for relaxation |
| very hot | between 103° F to 110° F (39° C to 43° C)] is recommended for pain reduction or to increase soft tissue extensibility |
| May cause Burns | 110° F (43° C) and above |
| mineral bath | salts or other minerals are added to the bath |
| herbal bath | Blended herbs, herb extracts, or essential oils are added to the bath |
| milk bath | Goat or cow milk added to the bath |
| Spa tub | Tub that is not drained after each use; water temperature maintained by heating element and water sanitized for multiple uses |
| hot tub | not drained after each use and the temperature of the water is maintained by a heating element. |
| Full Immersion Contraindications | pregnancy, poor thermal regulation, cardiac insufficiency, infections spread in water, seizure disorder |
| paraffin baths | a heated waxy mixture is applied to the treatment |
| water | what is the universal solvent |
| Archimedes | who discovery of buoyancy? |
| hydrostatic pressure | is pressure exerted by fluids on an immersed object |
| Pascal's Principle | What law states fluid exerts equal pressure at a given depth |
| pool plunge | consists of a brief submersion in a cold |
| sauna | is a dry heat bath in a wood-lined room |
| steam bath | are vapor baths taken in a ceramic-tile room for multiple clients or in a special cabinet or canopy for individual clients |
| vichy shower | water comes form multiple down-facing shower heads situated along the length of a horizontal pipe that runs the length of a wet table# |
| swiss shower | water comes from multiple shower heads that are situated vertically along the walls & ceiling of the shower stall |
| body shampoos | gentle scrubbing of the client's skin using a cloth or brush dipped in warm |
| Swedish shampoo | This type of body shampoos includes paraffin baths |
| scotch hose | the client stands about 10ft from the therapist while he/she sprays the client with a high-pressured steam of water |
| contrast bath | are applied by alternating immersion baths using warm/hot water with immersion baths of cold/cool water |
| scrub | uses coarse grainy substance as the exfoliant |
| glow | term used to describe a body scrub because it makes the skin "glow" during & immediately after the procedure because of hyperemia |
| polish | uses a fine substance as the exfoliant |
| gommage | a creme-based body polishing agent is called |
| dry brush massage | uses a natural bristle brush or loofah to exfoliate & stimulate the skin |
| garshama | an ayurvedic dry brush treatment may be performed with a loofah or gloves mad of wool |
| body wrap | is application of therapeutic agents to the body which is then wrapped in large wet/dry sheets and sometimes blankets |
| mary nelson | hot stone massage gained popularity because of who that also coined the term lastone therapy |
| turkish shampoo | This type of body shampoos adds a tepid pail pour (90F) after the hot pail pour (105F) |
| underwater massage | combine an immersion bath with massage therapy with water temp around 97-101 F |
| watsu | is a from of shiatsu massage that is received in neurtral warm water |
| Cacooning | Wrapping the body in plastic or linen during a body-wrap |
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