Thalassotherapy

Thalassotherapy
A man wearing mud from the Dead Sea.
MeSHD013790

Thalassotherapy (from the Greek word thalassa, meaning "sea") is the use of seawater as a form of therapy.[1] It also includes the systematic use of sea products and shore climate.[2] There is no scientific evidence that thalassotherapy is effective.

  1. ^ Angus Stevenson, ed. (2007). "Definition of thalassotherapy". Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 2: N-Z (6th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 3225. ISBN 978-0-19-920687-2. Note: Thalasso therapy is a sub-definition under the listing for Thalasso.
  2. ^ Charlier, Roger H. and Marie-Claire P. Chaineux. "The Healing Sea: A Sustainable Coastal Ocean Resource: Thalassotherapy." Journal of Coastal Research, Number 254:838-856. 2009.