Hot and Cold Head Compress
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...
- Ice Bag to back of neck, ice Cold Compress to top of head,
- Small soft very hot Fomentations to face and ears (above jaw)
- Ice to front of neck - optional use in severe cases
Use in:
- Cerebral Congestion
- Cerebral Hyperaemia in Headaches especially
- Neurasthenic Headaches
- Insomnia
Contra-indications
Hydrotherapy Techniques:
Local Applications
Hot and Cold Compresses
- Hot and Cold Abdominal Pack
- Hot and Cold Chest Pack
- Hot and Cold Gastro-Hepatic Compress
- Hot and Cold Head Compress
- Hot and Cold Heating Pack
- Hot and Cold Intestinal Compress
- Hot and Cold Lumbar Pack
- Hot and Cold Lung Compress
- Hot and Cold Pelvic Compress
- Hot and Cold Pelvic Pack
- Hot and Cold Renal Compress
- Hot and Cold Spinal Pack