Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

see also Peripheral Circulatory Tonic

An intrinsic Excitant effect to increase cardiac output

• Collapse
  • Precordial Compress
  • Cold Mitten Friction
  • Very short general heat (baths, packs) eg Hot Tub Bath
  • Alternate Hot Tub Bath and Cold Tub Bath
  • moderate Dry Friction
  • Cold Rectal Lavage
  • Cold Gastric Douche and Cold Water Drinking
• Collapse under Anaesthesia ie Surgical Shock
  • short very hot Fomentations over heart
  • short large very hot or Ice Bag to entire chest and trunk
  • Spinal Alternate Applications
  • Hot Water Drinking
  • Hot Enema
• Cardiac Enlargement
  • general Revulsive (Derivative with skin vasodilation)
  • Effervescent Bath
  • Cold Mitten Friction
  • graduated passive exercise
  • avoid heat
• Syncope
  • Very short very Cold Sponge to face or chest
• Poor General Circulation:
  • General cold to skin or
  • Applications to mucous surfaces:
  • Cold Water Drinking or Hot Water Drinking
  • Cold Enema or Hot Enema
• Cardiac Insufficiency...
  • cold Precordial Compress 30 min 3xdaily to every 2 hrs if severe then
    • Peripheral Circulatory Tonic especially Cold Mitten Friction
• Cardiac Insufficiency with Pulmonary Congestion ...
  • cold Precordial Compress but covering whole front of the chest
• Visceral Congestion especially Renal Congestion #n
• or Acute Nephritis or
• Collapse of Acute Nephritis with Uraemia and Cardiac Insufficiency
  • general heat Hot Blanket Pack followed by...
  • Peripheral Circulatory Tonic especially Heating Trunk Pack

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

aimed at the blood vessels and respiration as well as the heart

In: Collapse including asphyxia, drowning and surgical shock

The greatest assistance to the heart is by Stimulating peripheral vessels.

Direct reflex cardiac stimulation is by...

• short, very hot Fomentations to the front of the chest for 30sec - 1min, followed by ice rubbed over the heart.
• Dry and repeat 3-4x then vigorous Dry Friction
• Repeat while CPR is carried out until patient revives.
• slapping chest with cold wet towel

In the newborn not breathing...

• slap chest and buttocks then if still not breathing...
• Alternate Baths in basins - only mild temperatures used, in warm for 10-15sec and only dipped into cold. or
• rub chest with ice while infant in warm bath
  • Continue for 30-45min.