Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Moves towards the centre, used of massage with strokes towards the heart, to assist flow through the veins and lymph channels. Opposite to centrifugal

• Centripetal to encourage reaction in
  • Debility
  • after Fevers
  • Tuberculosis
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Emaciation
  • chronic Indigestion
• After tonic cold - moderate
• After Derivative hot or cold
• Before heating compresses in poor tolerances of cold or poor reaction and where heat cannot be used as preparation
• To encourage metabolism and elimination in
  • Chronic Nephritis
  • Diabetes
• Antipyretic: vigorous until skin warm in Retention Fever
• Sprains - after 48 hours
• Rheumatoid Arthritis above the joint

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

• Hastens circulation especially in superficial veins
• See Hydrotherapy for students and practitioners of medicine p 425