Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Avoid drugs for insomnia, they are habit forming and do not actually deal with the problem.

Treatment:

• Thick warm (not Hot) Fomentation to spine 20min then go to bed
• Neutral Tub Bath 35°C
• For some Cold Mitten Friction or even a Cold Tub Bath
• Always finish with 20 slow deep breathes in bed, in a well ventilated bedroom.
• Cooling Friction for early or mild cases
• Wet Sheet Pack
• Massage
• Russian Bath
• Hot Foot Bath
• Hot Mitten Friction
• General Pail Pour
• Dripping Sheet
• Blanket Wrap
• Abdominal Heating Compress
• Sun Bath with active outdoor exercise
• Deep breathing Exercises
• Short naps during the day, less than 20min
• Avoid tea, coffee, late suppers, rich and spicy food, exciting reading or viewing and sleeping pills
• Listen to gentle music and read positive but not exciting books
• Wear a soft blinder

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

Three causes of Insomnia:-

1. Cerebral Congestion
2. Cerebral Irritability
3. A combination of 1 and 2

Determine the cause and treat accordingly.

Pathological Problems:

• Cerebral Congestion
• Cerebral Irritability
• Celiac Irritation
• Tachycardia
• Fidgets
• Restlessness
• Nervous System Irritability

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Autointoxication in Dilated Colon
• Cerebral Anaemia
• Cerebral Congestion see below
• Cerebral Hyperaemia
• Cerebral Irritability
• Cold Extremities
• Exhaustion
• Nervous System Irritability
• Passive Congestion without pain
• Restlessness or fidgets
• spinal anaemia - see Tabes Dorsalis
• Spinal Irritation
• Visceral Irritation

Cerebral Congestion

• Foot Pack

If portal circulation good Derivative to portal with protected:

• Wet Girdle
• Abdominal Heating Compress

If portal congestion or disease Derivative to skin by:

• Cold Mitten Friction
• Wet Sheet Rub
• Evaporating Compress

Hypnotic - can be used long term if followed by cold especially when Insomnia is caused by

• Cerebral Irritability or
• Restlessness or
• Spinal Irritation at bedtime:

Treatment:

• Sedative Neutral Tub Bath 15-30 minutes or
• Galvanic Neutral Bath
• Neutral Shower 5-10 minutes
• Neutral Douche end with 5 sec Fan Douche on back of head and neck

in conjunction with - Sedative Scotch Douche

• neutral Spray
• neutral Cerebrospinal Douche
• Heating Trunk Pack

In the morning:

• Graduated Tonic Cold especially Wet Sheet Rub
• Neutral Shower

Tonic

• Cold Douche if due to Cerebral Congestion

Derivative

• neutral Massage Douche
• Neutral Douche

Sweating Treatments followed by Revulsive Graduated Tonic Cold 1-2times a week

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

see also Neurasthenic Insomnia when due to Sedentary Lifestyle

Cause : Nervous System Irritability, "can't go to sleep due to worry about their inability to sleep.

Aim: remove external stimuli and decongest spinal and cerebral centres.

Usually use Pure Sedatives, much better than drugs as...

• less drowsy, feels normal, more normal sleep pattern

Treatment:

• Neutral Tub Bath
• prolonged Neutral Pack - especially for restless. leave in pack overnight or until wakes
• Oxygen Bath especially for agitated

For milder cases...

• Fomentations prolonged and moderate, 3x to spine just before bedtime followed by light rub to spine or body
• tepid, spinal Pail Pour to lower thoracic and lumbar spine

for cases with Cerebral Hyperaemia as seen by cold feet

• Hot Foot Bath see Cold Extremities

With all the above use overnight

• Wet Girdle

In influenzal Pneumonia : Fomentations to back and spine

In Lobar Pneumonia : 3 Fomentations to the spine