Therapies... - Hydrotherapy - Contraindications / Precautions / Warnings

The following general contraindications should be remembered when applying hydrotherapy.

• Acute bleeding, hemorrhage, open wounds, pressure sores
• Acute fever (when using extreme hot and cold)
• Acute skin infections, contagious skin rashes
• Diabetic persons with peripheral neuropathy - extreme temperatures in the event that they are unable to detect pain due to nerve sensory loss
• Hypotensive individual in hot baths
• Incontinence of bladder/bowel
• Malignancy
• Seizures
• Severe cardiac complications
• Thermal nerve deficiency - extreme cold applications to the hands in individuals with Raynaud's disease
• Vascular disease