Practical podiatry : . ic measures may beresorted to in the treatment of bursal inflammations andeither thermal extreme may be used with equal results. Asone person will react to one extreme more readily than tothe other, the choice of heat or cold usually depends uponthe individual case. Hot Applications are probably most practical in theseinstances in the form of compresses. Several thicknessesof gauze, saturated in water, as hot as can be borne, are ap-plied over the affected areas, the hot water being replen-ished as soon as the compress commences to cool. Hot ap-plications act as mild pou
Practical podiatry : . ic measures may beresorted to in the treatment of bursal inflammations andeither thermal extreme may be used with equal results. Asone person will react to one extreme more readily than tothe other, the choice of heat or cold usually depends uponthe individual case. Hot Applications are probably most practical in theseinstances in the form of compresses. Several thicknessesof gauze, saturated in water, as hot as can be borne, are ap-plied over the affected areas, the hot water being replen-ished as soon as the compress commences to cool. Hot ap-plications act as mild poultices and their action is similarto them in a limited and modified form. They tend to hasten BURSITIS 271 resolution of the inflammatory process by accelerating ab-sorption. It is unwise, however, to continue hot applica-tions for too long a period; it is found preferable to havethe patient apply hot compresses for periods of one hourduration two or three times a day, allowing the part com-plete rest in the INFECTED BURSITIS Hot compresses, applied continuously for some hours,are apt to bring about an over-stimulation in the parts tosuch an extent as to produce a sloUgh. To be effective, itmust be remembered that the compress must be kept hotfor the entire period of application. This may be accom-plished by immersion in hot water, by moistening intermit-tently, or by keeping the compress covered with some heat-confining covering. In the latter instance, oiled silk is inall probability the most practical agent, but even the useof an impervious covering does not relieve the patient ofthe necessity of remoistening the compress with hot water,at frequent intervals. Cold Compresses, as here advised, are either applica-tions of cold water on a compress of gauze or some similarmaterial, kept constantly wet, the use of ice bags or packs,or a cold water drip. The surfaces of the foot, particularly 272 PODIATRY if the bursitis be on the toes, are so small, however, that asa
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