Scotch Compress
GKA
from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...
Mild Stimulant and Tonic producing mild local Fluxion
- Given as Fomentations but with a Cooling Compress at each change.
- A hand towel wrung from cold or ice water, depending on ability to react, is spread over the heated area for 10sec,
- then turned over for 30sec.
- Dry skin and apply the next fomentation.
- 3 changes
Hydrotherapy Techniques:
Local Applications
Compresses and Packs
- Abdominal Heating Compress
- Alternate Compress
- Cold Compress
- Cooling Compress
- Cooling Coil
- Dry Abdominal Bandage
- Evaporating Compress
- Fomentations
- Graduated Compress
- Head Alternate Applications
- Head Pack
- Heating Compress
- Heating Trunk Pack
- Hot Coil
- Hot Compress
- Hot Water Bottle
- Ice Bag
- Ice Cap
- Ice Collar
- Ice Compress
- Irrigated Compress
- Mustard Fomentation
- Neutral Compress
- Proximal Compress
- Revulsive Compress
- Scotch Compress
- Simultaneous Hot and Cold to Head
- Spinal Alternate Applications
- Spinal Pack
- Thermophore
- Wet Girdle