Constitutional hydrotherapy – What are the indications and contraindications?

Constitutional hydrotherapy employs hot, cold or contrasting applications in order to influence local circulation and metabolism.

Indications:

• Heat: chronic inflammation, muscle tension, immunsuppression
• Cold: acute inflammation, trigger points, hyperthyroidism (application over the thyroid)
• Contrast: chronic inflammation, arthritis, infection, immunosuppression, circulatory insufficiency

Contraindications:

• Hypoesthesia
• Heat: acute inflammation, fever, edema, malignant disease, hemorrhage, CHF, peripheral vascular disease, MS, DM
• Cold: heart disease, thermoregulatory problems, Raynaud’s syndrome, cutaneous infections
• Contrast: heart disease, Raynaud’s syndrome

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This post was written by Omar Rifai