Vincenz Priessnitz
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title:
Vincenz Priessnitz
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Vincenz Priessnitz, also written Prießnitz was a peasant farmer in Gräfenberg, Austrian Silesia, who is generally considered the founder of hydrotherapy, an alternative medical treatment. Priessnitz stressed remedies such as vegetarian food, air, exercise, rest, water, and traditional medicine. He is thus also credited with laying the foundations of what became known as Nature Cure, although it has been noted that his main focus was on hydrotherapeutic techniques. The use of cold water as a cura
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Austrian hydrotherapist (1799 – 1851)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenz_Priessnitz
date created:
2004-08-04T07:05:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T13:54:50Z
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