Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

• Therapeutic Fever - Oral temperature 101-103,

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Methods:

• Improve nerve tone and circulation by Graduated Tonic Cold
• Fomentations to abdomen, morning and night,
  • Heating Compress in interval
• train to better moral and mental control
• combat movements by systematic gymnastics
• Outdoor life

Etiological Problems:

• Anaemia
• Poor General Circulation

Clinical Problems:

• Insomnia from Cerebral Irritability
• Agitation
• Constipation
• Indigestion
• Muscle Twitching
• Endocarditis

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Autointoxication
• chronic Nervous System Irritability
• Urine Incontinence

Treatment:

Sedative

• Neutral Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Sydenhams chorea in Endocarditis and Rheumatic Fever

in 5-25yo especially 5-15yo and sometimes in pregnancy

sharp, decisive and irregular movements

Huntington's chorea also benefits from this routine

Use: Pure Sedatives

• absolute bed rest, no excitement even friends and relatives
• treat any Autointoxication, poor diet, Constipation
• Neutral Tub Bath 35-36°C, 1 or 2x daily, 20-60min or Oxygen Bath on Alternate days with above
• Neutral Pack kept at neutral stage 20 min up, finish with
  • Wet Hand Rub

When some improvement, usually 7-10 days, combine above with mild Tonics

• Wet Hand Rub
• tepid Sponge
• neutral spinal Pail Pour
• Neutral Douche, Neutral Shower or neutral Spray
• Heating Trunk Pack
• Fomentations to spine followed by Cooling Compress to spine

When convalescing well combine neutral treatments with

• Cold Mitten Friction
• Cold Towel Rub
• graduated or Alternate Spray
• light Massage
• outdoor life, Sun Bath, fresh air

If Endocarditis present substitute Sedative for some of the Cold Mitten Friction

In Sydenham's Chorea in children:

• Therapeutic Fever 40°C, 3-4hrs, 5-7x

Contra-indications

• Excitant