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hydrotherapy
hot foot bath
physical medicine
definition
hot foot bath
1. with patient sitting, place feet in hot water bucket, water temperature 104° F
2. can add one tablespoon of dry mustard to increase effect
3. over next five minutes increase temperature to 110° F
4. treatment lasts 10-30 min.
5. apply cold compresses to head as needed
6. end with cold water over feet, then dry
contraindications:
1. peripheral vascular disease
2. loss of sensation
3. diabetes mellitus
4. loss of consciousness
general indications:
any kind of hemorrhage (nose, uterus, lung), but excluding lower extremities
» 10 min. after starting foot bath cover bleeding area with cold compress and cover with single thickness of wool for 20 min. or use ice pack instead of cold compress for 10 min.
footnotes