Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

Acute:

• Bed Rest, Fruit Diet, Water Drinking especially carbonated
• Fomentations to throat 3x a day, Throat Compress in interval changed every 15-30 min.
• Steam Inhalation 10-14 minutes hourly
• Enema if bowels inactive
• Very hot Throat Irrigation (gargle) if throat is sensitive
• Ice Bag to throat if very irritated

for Severe acute Tonsillitis see Diphtheria

Chronic:

• hot Throat Irrigation 3x a day
• Daily Cold Shower on rising
• If necessary, surgery.

Problems of Chronic Tonsillitis:

• Throat Congestion
• Low Resistance

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Irritable Cough
• Throat Inflammation

Treatment:

• Steam Inhalation
• Dana's Areas 3

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Problems:

• Infectious Arthritis
• Valvular Heart Disease

Acute: high transient fever

• begin with thorough Enema
• Diaphoretics 2-3x a day especially Hot Foot Bath with;
  • Fomentations to throat 5min then
  • Ice Bag to throat 5min 3 changes
  • Cooling Compress to top and sides of head and
  • Precordial Compress for rapid pulse and prostration

finish with:

• Cold Mitten Friction or if they can stand Graduated Shower
• well covered Throat Compress and overnight
• antiseptic gargle

After initial treatment:

• Fomentations or Scotch Compress to neck at frequent intervals followed by Throat Compress
• Ice Bag to over tonsils and carotids continuously
• very vigorous Tonics to maintain vitality

Quinsy:

lance the abscess after:

• Fomentations to hasten suppuration, localise and point the abscess
• Ice Bag in tonsillitis may prevent abscesses in those prone to quinsy
• high Throat Compress