Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

• Fomentations over the back, for 45min. Repeat every 3 hours until fever drops below 38°C
• Push water but within normal amounts, don't overload.
• Treat other symptoms as needed
• Hot Foot Bath

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method

• Bed Rest
• Maintain warm, active skin to perspiration
• Liquid Diet and free Water Drinking and juice drinking to encourage diuresis

Pathological Problems:

• Renal Congestion
• Renal Inactivity
• Decreased Elimination causing Uraemia

Clinical Problems:

• Nausea
• Cardiac Insufficiency - check weak pulse
• Renal Headache
• Kidney Suppuration
• Albuminuria

Contra-indications:

• Prolonged general Cold treatments

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Renal Congestion
• Renal Inactivity

Treatment:

Mildest Tonic

• short, very hot treatments
• avoid cold except
  • Cold Mitten Friction and Cold Towel Rub followed by Massage

Fluxion

• Revulsive Douche

In Fevers use Spoliatives

• Hot Blanket Pack

Contra-indications:

Cold Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Initially kidneys are inflamed, swollen and tense, and should be treated as Inflammations . Later there is venous stasis

Treatment must consist of sweating for at least an hour, daily.

Problems:

• Oedema
  • Renal Congestion
  • Toxaemic Headache
  • Visceral Congestion

Diaphoretics and Diuretics begin with mildest daily or BD ie.

• Hot Foot Bath with Fomentations to spine, chest or abdomen or
• Hot Trunk Pack

If symptoms are urgent...

• Hot Blanket Pack or
• Hot Tub Bath 36-40°C for 10-15min or
• Hot Air Bath
• all the above with...
  • Cooling Compress to head and
  • Precordial Compress if pulse over 100 and
  • copious Water Drinking (or lemon or orange juice) during treatment
  • followed by...
  • vigorous Cold Mitten Friction then wrap in dry, warmed blankets to sweat gently for an hour or longer
  • or tepid Sponge

In:

Typhoid Fever

• Cold Mitten Friction or Cold Towel Rub

Mild cases use Brand Bath

Severe cases use Graduated Tub Bath

Scarlet Fever:

• Water Drinking (lemon) large quantities during packs

During fever: keep cold treatments moderate and short

• Ensure reaction by short heat (esp Hot Foot Bath then
  • Fomentations to spine and across lower back only) then...
  • Graduated Tonic Cold eg...
• Pail Pour, Cold Sponge,
• hot Cooling Pack renew by sprinkling with cold water
• Graduated Tub Bath begin at 36°C raise till warmed then down to 27°C - never chill as causes renal congestion

Contra-indications:

Cold Towel Rub due to eruption

After or at end of Fever:

• Diaphoretics see above with
• Cold Mitten Friction after desquamation has begun