Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Causes:

• Falling
• lifting
• pregnancy or menstruation
• arthritis
• poor posture
• disc problems.

If these treatments do not relieve pain to or there is no improvement in 2 weeks see a doctor to rule out pelvic, kidney or other diseases, or cancer.

Prevention:

• Bend and lift with knees and hips rather than with the back, hold the object close to the body.
• Correct poor posture
• Avoid sitting too long and use the best chair and table
• use comfortable shoes
• make sure your mattress is straight, if not insert board

Treatment:

Acute cases:-

• Large hot Fomentation to area
• Ice Massage 3x a day
• Ice Pack
• Lie on floor with feet and lower legs on a chair

If Pain does not subside with this treatment:-

• Go to the doctor and ask for an injection of pain killer or anti-inflammatory drug into the sorest spot.
• Avoid X rays they are rarely useful and can cause damage. You many have to get them if the pain does not go away.
• There is rarely any need for surgery. If the doctor insists on surgery make him wait for 2 weeks, if the pain does not decrease in that time, consider surgery. More than 50% of people who have back surgery will have another attack of back pain within five years, the same or worse than before the surgery.
• At this stage nothing more can be done, they must live with it.
• If the back is not operated on most pain will subside naturally within two months.

Chronic cases:-

• Trigger Point Workup
• Exercise depending on response perform:-
  • extension exercises
  • flexion exercises
  • stretching exercises
• Walking

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

In:

• Enteroptosis
• Neurasthenia - 2
• Irritable Rectum - Scotch, Very Hot Sitz and Wet Girdle
• Smallpox
• Meningitis - if leg pain: hot Hip Pack
• Lobar Pneumonia
• Yellow Fever
• Influenza

Treatment Method:

• Fomentations or Hot Blanket Pack every 3 hours then...
  • heating Wet Sheet Pack during interval changed each 30-40 min
• Revulsive Compress
• Alternate Sponge or Alternate Compress to spine
• Spinal Pack
• Scotch Douche to spine
• Abdominal support
• Half Pack

2. above and

• Fomentations to abdomen
• Wet Girdle
• Revulsive Sitz

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

chronic back pain

Problems:

• Pelvic Atony
• Visceral Irritation
• If due to Uterine Displacements - Scotch Lumbar Douche and abdominal supporter leads to prompt permanent relief if there is no inflammation
  • Scotch Spinal Douche
  • Percussion
  • Wet Girdle