Important

Important Points to be Observed With All Treatments

(From the "About" page of Traditional Hydrotherapy)

Check with your doctor before doing hydrotherapy. Send them the Letter to My Doctor (download from the home page)

Most doctors will not know about Hydrotherapy, but unless there are some contraindications (reasons for not doing the treatment - see them on the treatment's Technique page), these treatments will not cause harm.

If your doctor has a valid reason for not allowing Hydrotherapy please FOLLOW THE ADVICE.

The Room

  • Warm

  • Free of drafts

  • No bright light in patient's eyes

  • Protect furniture, rugs, bedding etc.

  • Leave in same condition (or better) than when you found it.

The Treatment

  • Treatments should only take 45-50 minutes.

  • Think and plan ahead just what you intend to do

  • Assemble all necessary articles before starting

  • Spread drape sheet over bed before patient undresses

  • Stay with patient or within easy calling distance

  • Don't be too talkative

  • Make your changes quickly

  • Be neat; pick up and clean up as you work

  • Be economical of time, linen, etc

  • Return all materials to proper place

The Patient

  • Don't force patients. Treatments that are disagreeable to the patient are rarely effective.

  • The patient must be warm to start (may use Hot Foot Bath, Covers etc)

  • The patient must undress for most treatments

  • When heating patient, use a cold compress to the head or neck

  • Gain their confidence. Explain procedures, what is coming next and the effect desired.

  • Don't sneak cold changes, unwarned.

  • No unnecessary exposure (only the part under immediate treatment)

  • Should be comfortable at all times (burns, falling, position etc.)

  • Keep patient relaxed

  • Dry thoroughly (feet, between toes, under arms etc.)

  • Allow and demand rest period after treatment

  • Avoid chilling

  • Must be in state of heat conservation (no sweating) before dressing

These treatments are very safe if properly performed but...

A little carelessness may undo all the benefits of a treatment.

Do not continue treatment indefinitely if there is no obvious improvement. In acute cases the response should be seen rapidly. Chronic problems may improve only slowly.

See the Doctor if:-

  • the disease is acute

  • there is any threat to vital function i.e.

    • difficulty breathing,

    • heart irregularities,

    • blocked circulation or continued bleeding,

    • blocked bowels or urination.

  • there is no or slow improvement especially in acute cases

  • the disease becomes worse

  • the patient wants to see a doctor

I have given you the best of my advice and that of all those I gleaned it from, but it is only advice. If any problems develop as a result of using this advice, I would like to know, but I cannot accept responsibility for the outcome.

The remedies here have all, without exception, been used and recommended by many qualified Doctors of Medicine. In most cases they are more effective if treatment is begun early in the disease process.

If you find any mistakes or know of any improvements in treatment methods please Contact me.

These treatments DO work but must be applied correctly to correctly diagnosed problems. The procedures themselves have few adverse side effects, the major problem you may encounter is that of poor response, slow or no recovery. In these cases re-check the diagnosis and the procedure.

Seek medical help if acute conditions do not respond positively to treatment