Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Use:

• Steam Inhalation

Infants and small children

• Hot Half Bath
• Hot Foot Bath for adults

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

Same treatment for chest infections

Occurs usually in Fevers

In:

• Pulmonary Congestion
• Typhoid Fever - 2
• Broncho-Pneumonia
• Lobar Pneumonia - begin with Fomentations every 3 hours then lengthen interval and change Cold Compress less frequently as temperature is lowered
• Tuberculosis

Treatment Method:

Prevent by: frequent change of patient's position

• Antiphlogistics to begin with :
  • Fomentations to chest and back 10 min every hour with
  • Cold Compress in interval, renew every 15 min, rub surface well at change as skin must be kept warm.
• Derivatives as in Active Congestion
• Sit up in bed

Then once active congestion is established in skin use:-

• Fluxion:
  • Heating Compress changed hourly, to prevent exudate then later
  • Cotton Poultice either with or without Pail Pour

2.

• Alternate Compress to chest 15 min every 3 hours in interval...
  • Heating Square Chest Pack 15°C changing every hour rub chest well at the change.
• Hot Foot Bath or Leg Pack

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

• Vascular Antiphlogistics
  • Chest Pack Revulsive
  • cold Local Pail Pour - in fevers
  • Hot and Cold Chest Pack
• Expectorant
  • Alternate Compress
  • prolonged cold Thoracic Douche