It also helps spa technicians, owners, managers, and health care professionals as well as physicians determine how best to help their clients, guests, and patients.

16-page, full-color, illustrated reference section, explaining each treatment - what happens during each treatment, which ailment or condition it is intended for, what the benefits are, and what are the counter-indications.
An appendix cross-references each treatment by ailments/conditions for easy searches. A Day Spa Directory, listed by state and province, tells the reader where to find bona-fide spas at home and on the road, cross-referenced by treatments offered

Author Bio/Affiliation: Dr. Reinhard Bergel is Founder and President of H-e-a-t Inc (Health-equipment-
accessories-training) Spa Kur Therapy Development, an international spa equipment, consultation and training
company based in Calistoga and San Diego, California.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1: The Origin of the Spa
• Chapter 2: Spas Today
• Chapter 3: The Spa Treatments
• Chapter 4: You, The Spa Client
• Chapter 5: Water, Mineral, Herbal, and Essential Oil Bath Therapies
• Chapter 6: Massage, Wellness, and Physiotherapies
• Chapter 7: Steam Vapor Bath and Sauna
• Chapter 8: Water Affusions
• Chapter 9: Affusions under Pressure
• Chapter 10: Showers and Steam Showers
• Chapter 11: Kneipp Ablution
• Chapter 12: Body Wraps
• Chapter 13: Body Packs
• Chapter 14: Hot Compresses
• Chapter 15: Herbal and Mineral Body Masks and Wrap Therapies
• Chapter 16: Exfoliation Treatments
• Chapter 17: Body Hardening and Spa Kur Conditioning Therapies
• Glossary
• References