Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

15, 7-24°C

Need:

• Water bowl
• 5 towels
• 1 sheet
• 1 blanket

• As for Cold Mitten Friction except use wet hands.
• Begin with hair, in men, and face, do not dry. then chest, arms, abdomen, legs,
• Roll over and upper back, lower back, spine and feet.

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

• Tonic and Derivative - begin at 22°C, for the very weak and do only back, gradually lower daily to 10°C in:
  • Debility in
    • Neurasthenia
    • chronic Anaemia, chronic Indigestion
  • Chilblains and Cold Extremities 5-10°C over limbs
  • Heatstroke combined with cold Pail Pour
• Antipyretic: water 5-18°C - Cup the hand full of water and splash onto the area before vigorous rubbing. Repeat up to 6 times in:
  • Retention Fever and Typhoid Fever and Fevers with complications of
    • Intestinal Perforation
    • Myocarditis
    • Acute Nephritis
• Sedative : 30-35°C
  • Stroke don't rub, dry gently in:
    • Nervous System Irritability

Contra-indications

• Eruptions in eruptive Fevers
• Eczema

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

• For the anaemic, feeble patient
• Begin with only one or two parts and increase to whole body
• Begin tepid water and lower by 2°C per day until patient ready for Cold Mitten Friction ie. water is cold
• Rub Patient vigorously during and following procedure