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Alan Weiner, a tax partner with Holtz Rubenstein & Co., Certified Public Accountants states that people are generally aware that they can deduct medical expenses for payment to doctors, dentists, registered nurses and for prescription drugs. But they may not be aware that special equipment, including a spa or pool, which is installed principally for the medical care of the tax payer or tax payer’s dependent (e.g., a child or a mother), also may result in full or partial tax deduction.

The National Sleep Foundation suggests soaking in a hot bath or hot tub and then reading a book or listening to soothing music to aid in sleep.

Americans are using alternative and complementary therapies, often for stress-related complaints. Patients who used Aquatherapy had a significant improvement in spine mobility and in functional scores and a reduction in the daily duration of pain. Assessment of the long-term effects 9 months after therapy showed continued reduction in pain and drug consumption and improvement in spine mobility among the patients who had spa therapy.

The Arthritis Foundation study shows that the soothing warmth and buoyancy of warm water make it a safe, ideal environment for relieving arthritis pain and stiffness and improving the range of movement of joints affected by arthritis. Exercising in a warm-water pool or hot tub, or hydrotherapy, is one method of using water to help treat arthritis.

The purpose of this Mayo Clinic study was to determine the body temperature and cardiovascular responses to hot tub immersion in a group of heart patients and compare these responses to those during aerobic exercise. Patients with stable coronary artery disease who can exercise without difficulty are unlikely to experience problems while using a hot tub for 15 minutes