Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

Vigorous Derivation to relieve pain by:-

• hot Vaginal Irrigation, 45°C, 12 litres of vinegar water,
  • vinegar water = 175mls of vinegar in 12 litres of water
  • or use 10 drops of Tea Tree Oil
• Tea Tree Oil 3 drops in water orally
• followed by:-
  • Hot Foot Bath 10min then
  • Hot Hip and Leg Pack then
  • Sweating Pack with cold to groin and pubic areas
  • Finish with Cold Mitten Friction
  • Repeat 2x day until acute inflammation subsides

To relieve pain and toxicity:-

• Use any of the above heat treatments on a rotating schedule

For Chronic Salpingitis and other Chronic Pelvic Inflammation:-

• Revulsive Sitz daily for 30-60 days temperature gradually lowered
• Hot Half Bath followed by cold pour to the Hips
• Cold Rubbing Sitz (2-4min) or cold Rubbing Half Bath
• hot Vaginal Irrigation as above

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

Acute:

• Bed Rest
• hot Vaginal Irrigation 2x a day
• Hot Leg Pack or Hot Foot Bath 2x a day followed by...
  • Cold Mitten Friction

During early days;

• Ice Bag over pain, remove 5 min every ½ hour, with ...
  • Fomentations every 1-3 hours, 15 min or
  • Hot and Cold Pelvic Pack 30 minutes
• Heat to limbs
• If suppuration: will need surgery but usually can be avoided by active hydrotherapy

Contra-indications:

• general Cold and Cold to feet

Chronic:

• Bed Rest with hips elevated
• Neutral Tub Bath 15-30 min, 3x a week
• hot Pelvic Pack morning and night followed by
  • Cold Mitten Friction and Heating Compress over hypogastrium in interval
• Encourage circulation in legs by prolonged Leg Pack to each leg separately 2-3 hours daily then
  • vigorous Cold Mitten Friction
  • Keep feet and legs warm
• hot Vaginal Irrigation and hot Rectal Lavage 1x a day if exudate
• Sinusoidal Current, high frequency
• pelvic Massage

Problems:

• Pelvic Congestion
• Emaciation

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Pelvic Congestion
• Pelvic Inflammation

Treatment:

• Analgesic for acute inflammation
  • Simultaneous Scotch Douche especially if painful

Contra-indications

• Shallow Bath

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Acute: Derivative

• Hot Hip and Leg Pack 20-30min with
  • simultaneous Ice Bag to inflamed area
  • finish with Cold Mitten Friction to area covered by hot pack
  • interval Heating Compress
• full Hot Blanket Pack, or Hot Hip and Leg Pack, with...
  • Ice Bag to pelvis.
  • with Cold Mitten Friction to heated area