Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

• Hot Mitten Friction
• Neutral Tub Bath
• Neutral Shower

Contraindications in severe cases

• Hot Shower
• Alternate Shower
• Cold Shower

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

In:

• Anaemia
• Depression
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Insomnia - at bedtime and Enema if constipated or flatulent
• Oedema - with Spinal Alternate Applications
• Spermatorrhoea - Neutral Tub Bath at night
• Tabes Dorsalis - Fan Douche
• Neurasthenia - Fan Douche

Treatment Method:

• Neutral Tub Bath 34-36°C 30 min to 2 hours every 2 days
• heating Spinal Pack
• Neutral Shower or neutral Fan Douche 2-4 min
• Heating or neutral Wet Sheet Pack
• Wet Girdle

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Neuralgia
• Retention Fevers

Treatment:

• Aseptic Diet

• Sedative
  • Continuous Tub Bath
  • stage II Wet Sheet Pack
  • Sedative Electro-Hydric Bath
• At bedtime:
  • Neutral Tub Bath
  • Neutral Shower 5-10 minutes
  • Neutral Douche
• In the morning:
  • Graduated Tonic Cold especially - Wet Hand Rub
• Antispasmodic especially in Insomnia

Chronic:

• Analgesic
• Mildest Tonic
  • Cold Mitten Friction
  • Alternate Sponge
  • hot Sponge to spine
  • Sweating Treatments followed by Revulsive Graduated Tonic Cold just before retiring at night - 1-2 times a week
    • especially - Electric Light Bath

Contra-indications:

• Cold Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

In:

• Insomnia
• Splanchnic Neurasthenia
• Neurasthenic Insomnia