Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

including sunburn

For first degree burns...

• Cold Local Bath until pain subsides then Neutral Tub Bath until no pain on withdrawal from the water.
• Aloe Vera Gel or Tea Tree Oil applied over the burn

For Sunburn

• Cold Tub Bath 24°C or Shower then apply gel or oil as above

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

Treatment Method:

• Evaporating Compress
• Cool Irrigated Compress

If extensive;

• If prolonged or Continuous Neutral Tub Bath

If Deep see Extensive Skin Damage

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

• Vascular Antiphlogistics
  • Continuous Tub Bath
• Analgesic

Of arms - prolonged Arm Bath

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

• Vascular Antiphlogistics
• Analgesics

For local burns:

• neutral or warm Pail Pour

For extensive burns:

• full immersion cool or Neutral Tub Bath is best or
• prolonged Wet Sheet Pack renewed by sprinkling with cold water

However hydrotherapy is rarely the best for extensive painful burns better is:

• picric acid in saturated solution followed by drying and ducting part with stearate of zinc