Cold Spinal Compress
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...
- Ice Bag, ice poultice or Cold Compress wrung from ice water
- Change every 15min, rub skin with dry flannel until red replace
- never allow skin to become blue or numb.
Fluxion to...
Cervical spine in
- Cerebral Congestion
- Nervous Asthma
- very high Fevers with possible spinal complications
Upper thoracic in
Lower thoracic in
- nervous Vomiting
Lumbar spine in
Lower thoracic and lumbar in
- extreme Pelvic Irritations
Whole spine in
Ice Bag or compress renewed every 3 min, Antiphlogistic in
- Spinal Cord Inflammation of meninges
- Stroke and very high Fevers to prevent spinal complications
Contra-indications
- Spinal Irritation
- Tabes Dorsalis when Lightning Pains or Gastric Crises present
Hydrotherapy Techniques:
Local Applications
Special Compresses
- Alternate to the Chest
- Cephalic Compress
- Chest Pack
- Cold Spinal Compress
- Cotton Poultice
- Dry Blanket Pack
- Foot Pack
- Half Chest Pack
- Head Alternate Applications
- Hip Pack
- Hot Chest Pack
- Hot Hip and Leg Pack
- Ice Pack
- Joint Compress
- Leg Pack
- Neck Compress
- Pelvic Pack
- Perineal Compress
- Precordial Compress
- Roller Chest Pack
- Simultaneous Hot and Cold
- Simultaneous to Head
- Spinal Pack
- Square Chest Pack
- Throat Compress
- Towel Chest Pack
- Triangular Chest Pack
- Wet Sheet Pack