Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

See also:

• Chronic Neuritis
• Coccyx Neuritis
• Multiple Neuritis
• Ovary Neuritis
• Pelvic Neuritis
• Rectal Neuritis
• Uterine Neuritis

Contra-indications

• Alternate Shower
• Cold Shower

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

• Complete Rest of part
• Fomentations or Revulsive Compress (5-10 min) every 2-3 hours to the course of affected nerve or to spine...
  • followed by Protected Heating Compress
• Coloclyster daily
• Water Drinking
• Aseptic Diet

Etiological Problems:

• Rest affected part until acute stage is over
• Toxaemia

Pathological Problems:

• Neuritic Inflammation

Clinical Problems:

• Neuritis Pain
• Paralysis
• Chronic Neuralgia in long-term cases

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Muscle Wasting
• Neuritis Pain

Revulsives - avoid cold douche

• Revulsive Compress
• Electric Light Bath
  • Fomentations
  • Heating Compress
  • Half Bath 30-25°C
• Revulsive Fan Douche

Contra-indications:

• Cold Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Fluxion: Alternating Applications in chronic stage

see Neuralgia

Most cases have Vitamin B deficiency so treat this with large doses of yeast, wheat germ or supplements

Hydrotherapy should be mild, as severe treatment accentuates pain

• mild diathermy
• Fomentations
• short infrared lamp
• Therapeutic Fever may be helpful