Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Preparation:

• Dry Friction over the part where poor cold tolerance or poor reaction

Treatment:

• Cover nipple line to hips with linen bandage 20cm wide, 3m long
• Then a flannel bandage 30cm wide 3m long and protected by impervious material (thick plastic)
• Concentrate the bulk of the bandage on the area where the most effect is wanted.

Tonic:

Very cold, wrung dry, thin covering of flannel only - renew every 3-4hrs in

• Visceral Irritation in
  • Constipation
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Dyspepsia
  • Chronic Gastritis
  • Portal Congestion
  • Pelvic Congestion
  • Backache
  • Visceral Congestion
  • Hyperpepsia
  • Menopause
  • Renal Congestion
  • Pregnancy
• Gastric Dilation or Prolapse in
  • Indigestion
  • Overeating
  • Amyloid Degeneration
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Addison's Disease
• Enteroptosis, Colon Dilation - change when dry or 2-3hrs
• pre-abdominal Surgery - change 4-6 hrs
• moderate amount flannel covering in Flatulence
• Insomnia - apply at bedtime, renew when dry if irritating, very cold

Revulsive :

15-21°C water, wrung dry, well covered with flannel and usually impervious covering - in

• Visceral Congestion in
  • Hypopepsia
  • Enteralgia
  • Chronic Gastritis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Cardiac Insufficiency
  • chronic Peritonitis
  • Celiac Irritation
  • recurring Appendicitis
• Backache or Abdominal Pain in
  • Enteroptosis - during the day with abdominal supporter

Contra-indications to the Protected Wet Girdle

Use only flannel cover in :

• Acute Pelvic Inflammation or Congestions
• Inflammations of the stomach and bowels
• Gastric Ulcer
• Varicose gastric veins
• Haemorrhoids
• Chronic Diarrhoea
• Bleeding fibroids of the uterus

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

• one thickness of linen 20cm wide wrung nearly dry from cold water just over one time around the abdomen
• outer flannel girdle 30cm wide, same length, placed across the bed then linen placed on it
• patient lies down on bandage so the lower edge is just below the iliac crests
• follow same procedure as for heating compress. leave on overnight
• if patient is weak then only wet linen over the abdomen
• for protected girdle cover with plastic - produces more profuse sweating - will still be wet in morning

in Insomnia

• Worn all night - dry by morning if properly applied
• Must not produce chilliness - warms up quickly
• If produces fidgets remove immediately