Rational hydrotherapy : a manual of the physiological and therapeutic effects of hydriatic procedures, and the technique of their application in the treatment of disease . Fig. 162. SITZ BATH (p. 762).. Fig. 163. COLD RUBBING SITZ (p. 763). THE TECHNIQUE OF HYDROTHERAPY. 765 patients who have not been accustomed to cold water, and inwhom a lower temperature produces pain or other unfavor-able excitation, due to the intense internal reaction. Thebath may be continued in cases of passive pelvic congestionfor 30 to 40 minutes with excellent effects. In some cases itis desirable to begin the bath
Rational hydrotherapy : a manual of the physiological and therapeutic effects of hydriatic procedures, and the technique of their application in the treatment of disease . Fig. 162. SITZ BATH (p. 762).. Fig. 163. COLD RUBBING SITZ (p. 763). THE TECHNIQUE OF HYDROTHERAPY. 765 patients who have not been accustomed to cold water, and inwhom a lower temperature produces pain or other unfavor-able excitation, due to the intense internal reaction. Thebath may be continued in cases of passive pelvic congestionfor 30 to 40 minutes with excellent effects. In some cases itis desirable to begin the bath at a temperature of 85° to 90°,lowering it, after the first few minutes, to /s^. The durationof the bath should ordinarily be 15 to 20 minutes. Forchronic congestion, a bath at 65-^ to 75° affords most satis-factory results. The cold must always be accompanied bythe hot foot bath (104° to 110°). Physiological ^- The prolonged cold sitz causesvery pronounced effects upon the pelvic circulation. Thecontraction of the cutaneous branches of the internal iliactends to produce hyperemia of the pelvic viscera, while thereflex effect is to contract the pelvic vessels. If the parts arerubbe
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