Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Stimulating Excitant

• Repeated alternate 15 sec hot and cold douche.
• Repeat and use temperatures as needed to produce Tonic effect.
• Do not use in acute inflammations or irritations. Use Revulsive Douche

In chronic impairments:

• Old Exudate
• Pleural Exudate
• Enlarged Spleen
• Hepatic Hypertrophy
• Hepatic Inactivity
• Stiff Joints
• Pelvic Atony
• Paresis or Paralysis
• Sciatica

Chronic swellings in:

• Oedema
• Swollen Painful Joints
• Erythema Nodosum
• Muscle Rigidity and pain in Trigger Points

Local applications in:

• Bed Sores
• Chilblains
• Indolent Ulcers
• Skin Thickening
• Hypopepsia
• Constipation
• Amenorrhoea
• Neurasthenia
• chronic Renal Inactivity
• Cold Extremities
• Gastric Dilation
• Insensitive Rectum
• Chronic Prostate Enlargement,

General for skin problems: 2x daily

• Dry Skin
• Inactive Skin

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

• Same as Scotch Douche except cold is longer
• 3 abrupt changes from hot to cold
• Hot: 44-46°C, 30sec-2min
• Cold: 12-21°C, 30sec-1min depending patient's reactive ability
• Percussion gives vigour and permanency to reaction
• Vigorous Fluxion to legs and spine: powerful Tonic and Stimulant
• With percussion Derivative
• Reflex affects if used locally with percussion