Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

21, 15-24°C

a Tonic Friction

Need:

• basin of water
• large bath sponge or course towel
• 4 dry towels
• a standing foot bath

• Standing with Hot Foot Bath 40-43°C,
• Bends forward for sponge 10°C to head, neck and face repeatedly
• Stands straight then 18°C to chest, abdomen, back arms and legs
• Step out, cover with sheet and cold pour to feet
• Rapidly rub dry
• Exercise or Dry Friction

• Lying Sponge is administered on a large towel and in the same order as a Cold Mitten Friction
• Each part is sponged for 3-5sec, 3-5sec for hand rubbing then 5- 10 sec for drying.

Revulsive Cold Sponge:

1-10°C vigorous rubbing and spatting in:

• Superficial Anaemias in
  • Chlorosis
  • Myxedema
  • Anaemia
  • Cardiac Oedema

Refrigerant in extreme Fevers

• Very wet sponge, rub with hands
• then dry with towel finally with dry hand to successive areas
• don't move on until good reaction
• continue until shivering indicates drop in temperature
• DO NOT use in Retention Fevers

Antipyretic

• 10-15°C
• squeeze dry
• short and vigorous until reaction occurs in:

• mild Production Fever or patient uncomfortable
• Retention Fever with Cold Extremities
• Fevers from Visceral Inflammation
• Typhoid Fever

Training for stronger Tonic treatments

Local

Ice cold 2x a day with Cooling Compress in interval in:

• chronic Joint Inflammation without pain
• untreated Sprain

Contra-indications

• Cyanosis
• Debility in children and the feeble