Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Use boiled or sterile water

Hot

38°C, for

• Pelvic Pain
• Exudates
• Pelvic Congestion
• Pelvic Inflammation in Salpingitis
• Pelvic Peritonitis
• Chronic Metritis
• Ovaritis
• Endometritis in Endometriosis
• Puerperal Complications

If not tolerated use simultaneous rubbing Sitz Bath 24-30°C

Cold

13-18°C for

• Pelvic Congestion
• When hot fails

If cold is painful use simultaneous hot Sitz Bath or Hot Hip Pack

Cool

24-27°C, in

• Pelvic Congestion
• Where hot is not tolerated

Tepid

32°C in

• Pelvic Pain
• Pelvic Congestion

Very Hot

40°C

• Dilates cervix in Childbirth

50-55°C or as hot as the patient can bear to uterus in

• Uterine Haemorrhage then very cold

Alternate

15-25°C and 40-50°C in

• Pelvic Atony
• Exudates

Percussion

• For cleansing

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

For medicated irrigations see 488,9

Hot:

• 1-2 litres at 40-46°C. Finish with 500ml at 21°C
• Cleansing

Very Hot:

• 1-2 litres at 43-52°C
• Analgesic and to stop bleeding

Alternate:

• Two cans and Y-tube: 2 litres at 43-49°C, 1 litre at 21°C
• give hot for 15-30sec then cold 5-10sec. Alternate for 5-10min,
• finish with cold.
• Tonic and Stimulating in:
  • Pregnancy:

• Use only low pressure
• Do not use extremes of temperature
• The opening of the tube must be lateral, not at the end
• 1-2 litres of water at 37-40°C for cleansing