Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Care of the Bedbound Chronically Ill Patient

Use:

• Towel Bath
• Cooling Friction

To prevent:

• Joint Contractures and Stiff Joints...
  • All joints, especially of the legs, are moved through their full range every day.
• Phlebothrombosis (Clots in the leg veins)
  • Ask patient to move his feet up and down frequently if he is able
  • Move the legs if the patient is unable to
  • Massage the legs
  • Alternate Compress to lower legs
• Bed Sores
• Atelectasis (Collapsed Lung)
  • Alternate to the Chest, very cold to encourage deep breathes. Every 3 hours
  • Squeezing chest as patient exhales to encourage deep breathes
  • If able 10 deep breathes and a cough every hour