Rational hydrotherapy : a manual of the physiological and therapeutic effects of hydriatic procedures, and the technique of their application in the treatment of disease . cut (Fig. 39) shows a style of shower bathsuch as may be obtained at any large plumbing establishmentof this country or Europe. 1052 The cold shower may be used with advantage as a tonicmeasure for anemics who are fairly strong, also in obesitywhere the heart is not seriously involved, and with the chlo-rotic and plethoric. It should be preceded by some appro-priate heating procedure, as the heating pack, the dry pack,or a s
Rational hydrotherapy : a manual of the physiological and therapeutic effects of hydriatic procedures, and the technique of their application in the treatment of disease . cut (Fig. 39) shows a style of shower bathsuch as may be obtained at any large plumbing establishmentof this country or Europe. 1052 The cold shower may be used with advantage as a tonicmeasure for anemics who are fairly strong, also in obesitywhere the heart is not seriously involved, and with the chlo-rotic and plethoric. It should be preceded by some appro-priate heating procedure, as the heating pack, the dry pack,or a sweating process of short duration. The short cold rain douche (60° to 70°, for 5 to 30 sees.)is to be employed in cases in which moderate stimulation isrequired, with little withdrawal of heat, as in anemia andchlorosis with emaciation, and in neurasthenia and dyspepsiawhen the height-weight coefficient is low. When consider-able heat elimination is required, the douche is prolonged toI or 2 minutes. This procedure is especially useful in phleg-matic neurasthenics, sedentary persons in whom the generalmetabolic activity is diminished, in obesity, and in all cases.
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