HYDRO THERAPY & KIDNEY FAILURE
1. Kidney Pack: Place hot water bag (42 – 45 deg C) to cover middle to lower back. Apply ice bag to cover lower part of chest bone n stomach. Wrap a dry cotton cloth over this for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
2. Wet Girdle Pack: Dip thin cotton under wear in cold water. Wear it after wringing out. Wear dry thick woolen under wear over this for one hour.
3. Hot Sitz Bath: The level of water in tub should be enough to immerse the pelvic region. Begin by sitting for 2 minutes in hot water, and then sit for 1 minute in cold water. Do this thrice. End up sitting for 2 minutes in cold water. Now dry the body thoroughly.
4. Whole Body Pack: Spread blanket on bed or floor. Now spread wet wring bed sheet on it. And spread wet and wring towel over the bed sheet. Now un -dress patient and lies on his back on this bed. Wrap towel around his chest, then bed sheet around his body. Leave his head and face free and finally wrap blanket. Before the treatment patient should drink little water. In about an hour patient sweats profusely. After 5 minutes un -wrap and dry the body with another towel.
5. Steam Bath: Take a bucket big enough to immerse the leg up to the knee. Fill it with hot water that can be tolerated to patient. Remove all clothes and sit on stool. Immersing both legs in water. Place a cold wet towel on the head. Cover the whole body up to neck with thick blanket. Sip some hot water slowly .After sitting for 15 to 20 minutes removes blanket, come out of water and take quick cold shower . Dry with thick towel briskly.
6. Ablution (Wazu) Therapy: Wash both hands, first right then left up to wrists thrice times. Gargle the mouth to throat thrice times, brushing your teeth perfectly with miswak (datoon) is mean of purify mouth. Sniff water thrice into nostrils first right then left with your right hand and blow out nose using of left hand. Wash your face thrice times .Wash both hands first right then left hand thrice times up to elbow. Ensure washing of space between fingers. Wipe the head with wet hands once. Clean the inside of ears by inserting the wet index finger into ears and folds of ears, then clean back of ear by pressing wet thumb from bottom upwards. Wash both feet. First right then left thrice times up to ankles. Ensure cleaning of spaces between toes using little finger of your left hand.
7. TREATMENT OF FEVER: Fever is a natural means of toxin elimination during sickness. The heat triggers chemical reactions that enhance the immune system, and destroy bacteria and viruses. By routinely reducing fevers, we remove the body’s self healing mechanisms. Only when a fever becomes dangerously high should we attempt to lower it. Death occurs if the temperature of the body exceeds 106 degrees irrespective of the cause. Medically speaking the first line of treatment is to lower the temperature by cold water, ice sponging or even immersing the patient in cold water.
