Trigger Points
SYN: Muscular Rheumatism, Fibromyositis, Myalgia, Myositis, strain, muscle tear, painful fatigue or chronic muscle inflammation, fibrositis, myogelosia
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...
General Method:
- hot Fomentations to muscles then protected Heating Compress
- Sweating Treatments especially Electric Light Bath or Vapor Bath
- prolonged Neutral Tub Bath
- Water Drinking
- Aseptic Diet
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...
Problems:
Treatment:
- Fomentations followed by Massage
- Antispasmodic Hot Tub Bath - also Derivative and Eliminative
- hot treatment to heat the body slightly then...
- moderate Tonic avoiding painful areas
- local Heating Compress
- local Scotch Douche or cool Douche 2-3 seconds
- Revulsive Douche
- Vapor Douche
- Cold Foot Bath for TPs in feet and lower legs
- Head Pack in head TPs
After treatment: see Muscle Rigidity
GKA
from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...
Physical therapy produces spectacular results
Treatment:
- Heat
- infrared lamp
- Fomentations
- whirlpool bath
- hot immersion bath
- Hot Douche (Percussion)
- followed by...
- Massage - vigorous friction and petrissage
- followed by...
- Strong Sinusoidal Current or electrical vibrator