Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Indications

• Chronic Bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• early Influenza, chest cold
• Cough
• Chest tightness after cold
• Asthma
• Whooping Cough

Procedure:

For general procedure see Heating Compresses

• Wrap chest with cold, wet sheet wrung out, or a wrung out thin cotton undershirt
• Cover cold sheet with wool flannel, and pin generously
• Wrap neck with cold, wet compress
• Cover neck compress with wool flannel and pin
• Cover entire chest and arms with wool sweater.

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Preparation:

• Dry Friction over the part where poor cold tolerance or poor reaction
• 15°C water wring according to strength of patient, more water for the strong,
• For feeble begin at 22°C and precede with 10°C Wet Hand Rub

Protected:

• Renew every 4 hours
• Use when the air temperature is very low, feeble patients and low fevers in Pulmonary Congestion of...
  • Tuberculosis for Coughs
  • Fevers and Night Sweats
  • Viscid Phlegm in Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchitis

Revulsive : for

• Passive Chest Congestion

Preceded by very hot Fomentations 5-8min in:

• Asthma
• Chronic Bronchitis
• chronic Lobar Pneumonia

Removed every 3 hrs for Fomentations 3-5 min then

• Cold Compress 20sec,
• 3 changes in
  • chronic Pleurisy

Lightly Covered (cooling) in

• Active Chest Congestion
• acute Bronchitis
• Pulmonary Haemorrhage - very cold, renew frequently, especially above clavicle, Ice Bag(s) to apex of lung(s)
• Threatened Heart Failure with Precordial Compress
• Fevers above 38.5 - almost dripping from 15-20°C water, worn day and night while fever and Coughs

Precautions:

• No chilling wring towel according to patient strength
• No air entry
• finish in morning with cold water and vigorous rub to chest and dry wrap during day