La talasoterapia es un método de terapia que se basa en el uso de diferentes medios marinos, juntos o por separado, (agua de mar, algas, barro y otras sustancias extraídas del mar) y del clima marino como agente terapéutico. El agua se recoge en lugares donde este limpia para garantizar la ausencia de agentes contaminantes, si contiene arena se deja decantar y queda transparente, antes de su aplicación en los distintos tratamientos (el agua de mar elimina por si misma los patógenos por ósmosis) Etimológicamente proviene del griego Thalassa (mar) y Therapeia (terapia), y se debe al médico francés Dr. Bonnardiere de Arcachon (1869), su formulación se debe al médico británico Richard Russel (ver el artículo en la Wikipedia en inglés) que desarrolló, a mediados del siglo XVII, el primer tratado médico de curas marinas.

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Thalassotherapy (from the Greek word thalassa, meaning "sea") is the medical use of seawater as a form of therapy. It is based on the systematic use of seawater, sea products, and shore climate. The properties of seawater are believed to have beneficial effects upon the pores of the skin. Some claims are made that thalassotherapy was developed in seaside towns in Brittany, France during the 19th century. A particularly prominent practitioner from this era was Dr Richard Russell, whose efforts have been credited with playing a role in the populist "sea side mania of the second half of the eighteenth century", although broader social movements were also at play. Others claim that the practice of thalassotherapy is older: "The origins of thermal baths and related treatments can be traced back to remote antiquity. Romans were firm believers in the virtues of thermalism and thalassotherapy. In thalassotherapy, trace elements of magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, and iodide found in seawater are believed to be absorbed through the skin. The effectiveness of this method of therapy is not widely accepted as it has not been proven scientifically. The therapy is applied in various forms, as either showers of warmed seawater, application of marine mud or of algae paste, or the inhalation of sea fog. Spas make hot seawater and provide mud and seaweed wrapping services. This type of therapy is common in the Dead Sea area.

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