Nauheim bath /nou″hīm/ [Nauheim, Germany; AS, baeth, bath] , a spa treatment taken in water through which carbon dioxide is bubbled, followed by systematic exercises, once used in the treatment of cardiac conditions. The procedure is named after the natural waters of Bad Nauheim, Germany. Although no longer used for therapy, it may have been an antecedent to the contemporary use of exercise in cardiac rehabilitation. Also called Nauheim treatment.
