This medical practitioner specialises in the study of water for its therapeutic, aesthetic or wellness-related applications. Their general medical knowledge is topped off by an expertise in the mineromedicinal and thermal effects of water, as well as how to apply them.

• See patients, determining a suitable treatment depending on their needs (curative, therapeutic or wellness-related).
  Deal with cases of physical and psychological healing and recovery.
  Establish treatments aiming to prevent illnesses (respiratory, dermatological, circulatory, rheumatic, arthrosis, osteoporosis, etc.).
  Help people who need to improve their health because of addiction to smoking, alcholism, stress or weight problems.
  Recommend health and appearance-related treatments (cellulitis, acne, etc.).
  Help people who come for wellness and pleasure-related advice and treatments.
• Recommend treatments based on hydrotherapy and specific diets.
  Hydro massage therapy.
  Inhalation therapy.
  Kinesitherapy in its various forms (manual therapy, stretching, functional re-education, etc.).
  Water gymnastics applied to neurology, traumatology, rheumatology and cardiovascular pathology. Indications and contraindications for Finnish saunas and Turkish baths.
  Physical exercises.
  Alternative diets.
• Monitor patients' progress and assess the results of the treatments prescribed.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Medicina

Other specific skills

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Idiomes.

Customer orientation: Level 3

Empathy: Level 2

Analytical thought: Level 2

Conceptual thought: Level 1

Orientation within reach: Level 3

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 1

Healthcare

Working to maintain and improve health, as well as physical and mental well-being, is the primary interest of people who are involved in the field of healthcare. Some of the activities in this field include making diagnoses, prescribing treatments and monitoring illnesses and injuries. These activities also include the application of therapeutic treatments (traditional or alternative) with a view to facilitating the physical recovery of those being treated. To carry out these activities, one must have in-depth knowledge of the human body and medicine, in its various specialisations.

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• Work hours

  Full- or part-time.

• Salary

  Salary range: between 24.446 and 39.155 euros annum gross. Median: 30.938 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Other features

  An interest in natural therapies.

• Professional category

  Technician

• Human resources and equipment

  Personal computer and phone line. A continued training programme must be undertaken.

• Initial investments

  A basic infrastructure is required in order to manage the workload. The average cost of a personal computer and a phone line shouldn't be more than 1500 euros. If clerical workers are also required, it will depend on the type of hiring that is carried out and the number of hours worked.