Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

82, 60-120°C dry heat

7 stages

1. Undressing - 2 glasses of hot or cold water
2. Warming - 45-55°C, 3min 1 glass of water, 10min Massage for 2min - move on as soon as sweating
3. Hot - 65-75°C - more water drinking
4. Shampoo - 3 wet stages and then
5. Soap Shampoo
6. Cold Plunge - 15°C 2 sec if desired
7. Cooling - dry, rub and lightly covered rest 15min or until cool.

Used in the same cases as Hot Air Bath

Contra-indications

• Skin Eruptions
• Organic Heart Disease
• Severe Chronic Nephritis
• Lung disease
• Advanced Arteriosclerosis
• Recent Stroke
• Diabetes with Emaciation
• Fevers

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Body immersed in hot air - probably today's sauna

Treat as Russian Bath but harsher than steam

• Temp raised from 50-75°C 15-45min until sweating freely
• If delayed sweating
  • brisk friction to skin
  • patient often "behave badly" so watch until sweating.

see Turkish Shampoo