SPA RESORTS

SPA – Sanus per Aquam

- “health through water”
TYPES OF SPA
Day Spa
- is a business that offers a variety of
professionally administered spa services to
day-use clients.
Medical Spa
- is a business that offers a variety of
professionally administered spa services,
including medical and health and wellness
care.
Day Club Spa
- is a business that offers a variety of
professionally administered spa and fitness
services to its membership.
Mobile Spa
- is a business that offers a variety of
professionally administered spa services
that are brought to the client.
Mineral Spring Spa
- is a business that offers an on-site source
of natural mineral, thermal, or seawater
used in hydrotherapy treatment.
Resort/Hotel Spa
- is a spa business that operates as a division
of and within a resort or hotel.
Cruise Ship Spa
- is a spa that operates on board a cruise
ship and provide services to passengers.
Destination Spa
- is an extended-stay resort with the
primary purpose of providing guests with
lifestyle services.
Residential Club Spa
- is a residential lifestyle community with
the primary purpose of providing owners
with a healthy living environment.
SPA OFFERINGS
Treatment by Technique
1. Hydrotherapy
a. Balneotherapy – treatment of disease by
bathing.
b. Thalassotherapy – medical use of
seawater as a form of therapy.
2. Body Therapy (Body Work)
- term used in alternative medicine to
describe any therapeutic or personal
development technique that involves
working with the human body.
a. Biological based treatment – treatment
that are literally consumed or inhaled by the
participant.
b. Manipulative practices – in conventional
medicine include chiropractic and
osteopathic manipulation.
c. Massage – manual manipulation of soft
body tissues.
d. Beauty therapy – provides services aimed
at improving the attractiveness of the client.
e. Movement practices – these practices can
be completed one-on-one but usually are
offered in group class format.
f. Mind therapy – focused on educating
clients, improving brain power or calming
the mind.
g. Energy therapies – therapies that work
with the natural energies of the body to
heal.
TREATMENTS BY
ORIGIN
1. Ayurveda or Ayurvedic medicine
“the science of eight components”
- is a system of Hindu traditional medicine
and is a form of alternative medicine.
Classification of Ayurveda
a. General medicine
- cure of disease affecting the body.
b. Pediatrics
- treatment of children.
c. Surgery
- removal of any substance which has
entered the body.
d. Ophthalmology / ENT / Dentistry
- cure of the disease of the teeth, eye, nose,
or ear “by sharp instruments”
e. Demonology/ exorcism/ psychiatry
- ghost: “treatment of mental diseases”
f. Toxicology
- poison; “doctrine of antidotes”
g. Anti agings
- “doctrine of rejuvination”
h. Aphrodisiacs
- deals with healthy and desired progeny.
2. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
- is a broad range of medicine practices
sharing common concepts which have been
developed in China.
- includes various forms of herbal medicine,
acupuncture, massage, exercise and dietary
therapy.
3. Swedish massage
- uses five styles of stroke.
Five basic strokes:
1.Effleurage (sliding or gliding)
2. Petrissage (kneading)
3. Tapotement (rhythmic tapping)
4. Friction (cross fiber or with the fibers)
5. vibration/shaking
4. Sauna
- a small room or house designed as a place
to experience dry or wet heat sessions.
5. Aerobics
- is a form of physical exercises that
combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with
stretching.
 TREAMENTS BY
FACILITY/EQUIPMENT
1. Wet rooms
- are built so that they can get wet without
damaging the room.
The following treatments are best
administered in a wet room:
a. hydrotherapy tub treatment
b. Vichy and other shower treatments
c. Scotch hose treatment
d. Salt glows, mud masks and seaweed
wraps
2. Dry rooms
- are best used for massages.
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments
Hydrotherapy Steam Hydrotherapy Prehistory Self- Unique
administere
d or spa
attendant

Sauna Hydrotherapy Europe Self- Unique

administere
d or spa
attendant

Vichy Hydrotherapy Europe Esthetician Wet

Shower or massage treatment
therapist room

Baths Hydrotherapy Prehistory Self- Wet

administere treatment
d or spa room
attendant
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments

Massage Therapeutic Manipulative Prehistory Massage Dry

/ sports body therapy therapist treatment
room

Swedish Manipulative Europe Massage Dry

body therapist treatment
therapy room

Hot stone Manipulative Prehistory, Specially Dry

body therapy revived in trained treatment
America massage room
therapist
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments

Beauty/ Pedicure Beauty Prehistory Nail Salon

Salon therapy technician

Manicure Beauty Prehistory Nail Salon

therapy technician

Make up Beauty Prehistory Esthetician salon

services therapy or
cosmetologi
st
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments

Alternative Reiki Energy China and Specially Dry

therapy East Asia trained treatment
massage room
therapist

Ayurvedic Manipulati India Specially Dry or wet

abhyanga ve body trained treatment
therapy massage room
therapist

Acupunctur Energy China and acupuncturi Dry or wet

e therapy East Asia st treatment
room
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments

Mind Meditation Mind India fitness/ Multipurpos

therapist therapy wellness e room
instructor

Yoga Movement India fitness/ Fitness

practice wellness studio
instructor

Relaxation NA NA fitness/ Fitness

classes wellness studio
instructor
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments

Educationa Nutrition Mind NA Dietician Multipurpos

l programs counseling therapy e room

Stress Mind NA Counselor Multipurpos

manageme therapy e room or
nt one-on-one
counseling
space
 Category Top Spa Technique Origin Provider Facility
Treatments
Fitness Personal Movement NA Personal Exercise
training practice trainer equipment
room or
fitness
studio
Cardio Movement NA fitness/ Fitness
fitness practice wellness studio
instructor

Free Movement NA Self- Exercise

weights practice administere equipment
d or spa room
attendant

Top Spa Services by Category

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