Revulsive Douche
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...
Analgesic Revulsives Sudorific
- A Scotch Douche but only one cycle, followed by friction. Thermic reaction is entirely suppressed.
- Hot Douche as hot as the patient can bear (in local douches graduated up to 50-54°C) until skin is dusky-red (passive dilation), usually 2-4min
- Cold Douche 2-15sec depending on temperature and irritability.
- Irritable conditions require brief cold. Water at 10°C 3-4 sec, at 15-20°C 5-30sec (until circulatory reaction ie skin changes to scarlet).
- If painful don't use cold.
Derivative Antiphlogistic in
- Cardiac Insufficiency
- Cerebral Hyperaemia
- Chronic Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Splenic Congestion
- Hepatic Congestion
- Acute Nephritis
- Spinal Irritation
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Pelvic Inflammation
- To hips, thighs and legs in Dysmenorrhoea
To legs with simultaneous hot douche to epigastrium and spine opposite in
To parts below the umbilicus in
Sudorific in
Analgesic Fan, low pressure as a local application in
GKA
from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...
- 40-52°C, 2-5min, followed by cold 15-32°C 5-15sec
- Derivative - if general due to cutaneous vasodilation
- Reflex haemostatic - if local
- Percussion NOT used