Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

55, 43-60°C

Used for same as Hot Air Bath especially:

• Heating before Graduated Tonic Cold 50°C 3-5min especially where irritable skin

Eliminative

15-30min in

• Uraemia in
  • Neurasthenia
  • Gout
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Toxaemia in
  • Jaundice
  • Spinal Irritation
  • Hysteria
  • Hyperchondria
  • Chronic Nephritis during acute exacerbation
  • Hepatitis,
  • acute alcohol poisoning in Alcoholism with tonic cold,
  • Tetany
  • Migraine
• Neuralgia in
  • Malaria
  • Neuralgia of the Head
  • Sciatica
• Paralysis in
  • tertiary Syphilis
  • Meningitis

Spoliatives in

• Obesity

Alterative in

• Exudates
• Oedema,

Contra-indications

• Advanced cardiac and renal disease.
• The vapor bath is more vigorous than hot air bath and not as suitable for the old and feeble