Alternate Foot Bath
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...
- Hot 40°C and up 2min
- Cold 12°C 30sec,
- repeat 4 times
Excitant in
If very painful, use as a Revulsive i.e. one change, very hot to very short, very cold.
GKA
from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...
Powerful Fluxion of feet for long-lasting Derivation
One Hot Foot Bath and one Cold Foot Bath at 7°C
- hot for 2min,
- cold for 15-30sec,
- continue for 10-15min
- finishing with cold
- then wipe
Hydrotherapy Techniques:
Local Applications
Local Baths
- Alternate Baths
- Alternate Foot Bath
- Arm Bath
- Cold Foot Bath
- Cold Local Bath
- Cold Rubbing Sitz
- Cold Sitz Bath
- Elbow Bath
- Flowing Foot Bath
- Hot Half Bath
- Hand Bath
- Hot Foot Bath
- Hot Local Bath
- Leg Bath
- Neutral Sitz
- Partial Continuous Bath
- Prolonged Cold Sitz
- Revulsive Sitz
- Shallow Foot Bath
- Sitz Bath
- Starch Bath
- Very Hot Sitz