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Home Hydrotherapy Guide – Sponging
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
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Sponging consists of the application of a liquid by means of a sponge, a wash-cloth, or hand, in which the chief effect is derived from the liquid itself, little friction being needed.
Easy Guide to The Water Enema
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
The enema is used to empty the bowels. This required enema tubes; small tubes should be used for children.
How to Use a Vaginal Douche?
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
Obtain from a chemist shop an enema can with a rubber tube four feet or more in length. A rubber nozzle about six inches long with openings along the side should be attached to the end of the rubber tube.
Hydrotherapy Guide - Cold Mitten Friction
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
For cold mitten friction a pail or pan of cold water is required and a mitten made from coarse toweling.
How Do You Make a Sitz Bath?
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
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For the sitz bath an ordinary tub may be used. The hot sitz (temperature 105 to 115°F.) is the most common and useful form of this bath.
When and How to use a Cold Compress?
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
In the case of an early sore throat, a tickle or laryngitis (infection of the vocal cords causing a loss of the voice) there is nothing so useful as the cold compress or, as it is also known, the heating compress.
How to Make a Hot Foot-Bath?
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
For a hot foot-bath a large pail, a wash-bowl, or even a tub may be used. In the foot-bath the water should reach above the ankles, and to start with the temperature should be about 105 F.
Home Hydrotherapy Tips - How to Give Fomentations?
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
Some sort of fire-place. A deep pan or large kettle of water which is kept bailing on the fire. A large caver will be helpful in holding the heat.
Home Hydrotherapy Tips – Fomentations
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
Fomentations are one of the most effective means of using water in the treatment of disease. For application to the spine the fomentation cloth should be about six or eight inches wide and extend the entire length of the spine.
Benefits of Hydrotherapy
- By Nethali Subasinghe
- Published 10/27/2008
- Hydrotherapy
- Unrated
Water is the blood that maintains the heat of the body, destroys disease germs, and repairs diseased or injured portions of the body.