Therapies... - Hydrotherapy - Fomentations |
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Page 13 of 22 Fomentations Description Usually repeated local application of moist heat by a hot compress of wool or other material.
Treatment Session/Duration Keep the fomentation on for 3 to 10 minutes and replace it 2 to 3 time in one session.
Effects on the Body - The hot compress delivers heat to the area applied and produces dilation, which can decongest the area while at the same time increase metabolism, produce sweating, and increase elimination.
- Tissue relaxation occurs and pain or spasm decreases.
Beneficial For: - Boils (to bring to a head)
- Bronchitis, pleurisy, chest cold
- Dysmenorrhea
- Gallstones
- Gastroenteritis
- In situations where there is pain, congestion, or inflammation
- Insomnia
- Muscle spasm, tension, soreness
- Nephritis
- Ovaritis
- Prostatitis
- Renal colic
- Sciatica, lumbago, intercostal neuralgia
Contraindications - Malignancy
- Hemorrhage
- Gastric ulcers
- Loss of sensation
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