Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

• Improve general health by vigorous Graduated Tonic Cold continued for months or years if necessary
• nutritious, simple non-stimulating Aseptic Diet
• suitable mental and moral surroundings
• Hot Blanket Pack followed by neutral Wet Sheet Pack
• Cephalic Compress and Cold Spinal Compress
• Cold Enema

Pathological Problems:

• Tonic, regenerative and Sedative measures
• Carefully Graduated Tonic Cold 2x daily short and intense
• outdoor life, ample Aseptic Diet
• Autointoxication

Clinical Problems:

• Convulsions
• Coma
• Vomiting
• Anorexia
• Cough
• Paralysis
• Contractions
• Tremor
• Bladder Atony causing Urine Incontinence
• Urine Retention
• Paraesthesia
• Hyperaesthesia Pain
• Loss of Muscular Sense
• Gastralgia
• Hiccups
• Fainting
• Spinal Irritation
• Anal Spasm
• Aphonia
• Dermographia

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Anaemia and Cardiac Insufficiency - hot Precordial Compress
• Anaesthesia
• Anorexia
• Aphonia
• Cerebral Irritability
• Hyperaesthesia
• chronic Nervous System Irritability
• Paralysis
• Toxaemia

Treatment:

Tonic

• Graduated Tonic Cold to Cold Douche
• cold spinal Percussion Douche

Antispasmodic

• Fomentations

Mildest Tonic - if emaciation

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Same treatment as Neurasthenia

All require Tonics but some require Pure Sedatives

The aim of treatment is to restore nerve tone to allow training in self control.