Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

• Dress well in cold or air-conditioned rooms to prevent. So feet and arms are as warm as the centre of the trunk.
• Hot Blanket Pack

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

In:

• Hepatitis
• Pelvic Peritonitis
• Malaria
• Erysipelas
• Yellow Fever
• Dengue Fever
• Tuberculosis

Treatment Method:

Approaching chill is indicated by rise in body temperature

Just before Chill begins - To Interrupt

• Sweating Treatments especially
  • Sweating Pack
  • Very Hot Tub Bath or
  • Shower 3-5 min or Hot Blanket Pack followed by..
    • Short Very Cold Douche or
    • Pail Pour with vigorous rubbing
    • or Percussion Douche or
    • Cold Shower followed by...
      • sweating Dry Pack

Apply 1 hour before chill is due and repeat in 30 min

During the Chill starting just before:

• Bed Rest
• Hot Water Drinking
• Dry Pack with Hot Water Bottle to trunk and limbs
• Avoid water treatment of all sorts to prevent chilling

During the afebrile interval between paroxysms:

• Sweating Treatments followed by Wet Sheet Rub and other vigorous measures
• Fomentations over stomach and liver, morning and night
• Wet Girdle worn constantly and only changed as it becomes dry ie 3-4 times a day

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

• heating Dry Pack