Gout

HYD

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

JHK

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

  • Similar to Lithemia
  • Aseptic Diet - fruit, dextrinised cereals
  • NO - meat, milk, eggs, tea, coffee, alcohol and tobacco
  • Daily exercise to perspiration, then short cooling treatment

Pathological Problems:

Acute Gout:

Contra-indications:

  • Avoid Cold Immersions of part and whole body

Chronic Gout:

JHK

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

Treatment:

Obesity or general Toxaemia

Caution

  • Keep all heat treatments brief to avoid weakening resistance

GKA

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

3 causes:

  1. diet too rich in purines
  2. defective and deficient nucleoprotein and uric acid breakdown
  3. decreased purine elimination due to Renal Inactivity

Problems:

Treatment:

Breakdown of the products of nucleoprotein digestion is increased by increasing blood oxygen by:

  • Outdoor exercise even sleeping outdoors
  • Vegetarian diet

General treatment:

Local heat to painful joints see Swollen Painful Joints with

If Obesity or Emaciation see Rheumatoid Arthritis - often caused by spa treatment

see also Swollen Painful Joints