The German nature-cure, and how to practise it . rftiot warm themselves by exercise before, maytake a hot foot bath. DOUCHES. 37 Water is generally used from about 65 to 74 deg., and thedouche should not last longer than one to two minutes. Weakand nervous people can begin with 88 deg. UPPER DOUCHE. The patient, undressed to the waist, leans over a bath ortub, his hands resting on the bottom, or on a cross stick. The douche is firstapplied to the chest, thenthe water is poured softlyand regularly from theright shoulder-blade in acircle over the back, let-ting it spread out overthe neck, so tha
The German nature-cure, and how to practise it . rftiot warm themselves by exercise before, maytake a hot foot bath. DOUCHES. 37 Water is generally used from about 65 to 74 deg., and thedouche should not last longer than one to two minutes. Weakand nervous people can begin with 88 deg. UPPER DOUCHE. The patient, undressed to the waist, leans over a bath ortub, his hands resting on the bottom, or on a cross stick. The douche is firstapplied to the chest, thenthe water is poured softlyand regularly from theright shoulder-blade in acircle over the back, let-ting it spread out overthe neck, so that it fallsover chest and the left shoulder-blade it is again broughtround to the chest, andrepeated. (Fig. 5.) Kneipp called theupper douche the best jfall the douches. It acts excellently in clogging of the bloodand catarrhs of the throat and chest; it draws the blood fromthe brain in pressure on the brain and headache, and is mostuseful in megrim and neuralgia in the face. Through it also,lungs and chest act more freely and CHEST DOUCHE. The water is poured slowly from under the right breastupwards on that side, and then on the left. Then severaltimes backwards and forwards over the breasts ; then in a circlebelow, up to the neck again, and repeat. This douche strengthens the chest and bronchial tubes,relieving them of phlegm and mucus. Useful in lung affec-tions, asthma, etc. 38 THE GERMAN NATURE-CURE. BACK DOUCHE.
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