Spa History Flashcards

1
Q

What did Dr Timothy Bright do to coin the term ‘spa’?

A

Called the springs at Harrogate the ‘English Spa’

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2
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What is the definition of a spa?

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An entity, business or organisation devoted to enhansing an individuals overall wellbeing through professional services promoting the renewal of mind, body and soirit

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3
Q

Who branded the spa cure as hogwash?

A

AMA - American Medical Association

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3
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What town in Belgium was famous for curing paralysis?

A

Bath

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4
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Who made bathing the centre of their social life?

A

Romans

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4
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A type of medicine from India that involves water?

A

Ayurveda

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5
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When was the first shower developed?

A

1336

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5
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Where was the first shower developed?

A

Bormie, Italy

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7
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What does solus per aqua mean?

A

Health from the water

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7
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Who discovered a spring in Harrogate England that was similar to that in Spa?

A

William Slingsby

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8
Q

What culture today believe in a holistic spa approach?

A

Europeans

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10
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When did the romans relieve there aches and pains in Spa in Belgium

A

80AD

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10
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What does espagere mean?

A

To sprinkle or moisten

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10
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How many different types of baths existed in Rome and what were they?

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3 balnea, balnea publica, balnea privata

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11
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Where was Vincent Priessnitz from?

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Austria

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12
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What country did the romans name a town spa due to its hot mineral springs?

A

Belgium

14
Q

What language does the word espa come from?

A

Old Walloon or southern Belgium

16
Q

What is the latin phrase that means health from the water?

A

Solus per aqua

17
Q

When were the springs at Spa rediscovered?

A

1326AD

17
Q

Who coined the term “spa”?

A

Dr Timothy Bright

17
Q

The rise of what religion led to bathing falling onto disrepute?

A

Christianity

18
Q

In the 16th century Bath in Belgium was famous for curing what?

A

Paralysis

19
Q

Who is Sebastian Kneipp?

A

Bavarian pirest/monk father of modern day hydrotherapy

21
Q

What culture was said to ‘take to the waters’

A

Europeans

23
Q

When did William Slingsby discover the spring in Harogate England?

A

1515

25
Q

Who were the first people to recognise a relationship between personal hygiene and health?

A

Greeks

26
Q

Who rediscovered the springs at Spa in1326AD?

A

Local iron master

27
Q

Who was th notable Roman who was originally Greek?

A

Galen

29
Q

What does the rule of opposites say?

A

Cold affusions recall the heat

30
Q

What generation do american spas aim there treatments towards?

A

Baby boomers

31
Q

Where does the the espa originate?

A

The Latin espagere

32
Q

Who first recorded the rule of opposites?

A

Hippocrates

33
Q

What is the name of an oath still made today by medical practitioners/

A

Hipocratic oath

34
Q

What is the latin phrase that “spa” may come from?

A

Solus per aqua