Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

46, 40-51°C 15sec-5min

• with low pressure - Analgesic
• very hot - Tonic

General: with slight pressure in:-

• Hyperaesthesia
• Neuralgia
• Paraesthesia
• General Neuralgic Pain
• Sciatica
• Sprains
• Joint Pain
• Hyperpepsia
• Chronic Gastritis
• Gastric Ulcer
• Hepatic Congestion
• Pelvic Inflammation
• Night Sweats
• Muscle Spasm
• chronic Eczema,
• sometimes useful in irritations especially
  • Pruritus
  • Urticaria
  • Jaundice
  • Prostatitis

Very Hot:

Begin at 38°C increase gradually in 30-60sec to slightly painful temperature (50°C) Use patient sensation as a guide while increasing as rapidly as possible without pain.

43-50°C 10-30sec 30-40lbs in

• Anaesthesia of Hysteria,
• Profuse Perspiration

5-10 sec in depressed conditions especially

• Renal Inactivity
• Heart Failure - avoid precordial area, to replace the Cold Douche (40lbs)

1-2 min in

• Exhaustion from over-exertion
• Prostate Congestion in Prostatitis