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digestive system
peptic ulcer disease
physical medicine

exercise

aerobic exercise: mild to moderate to reduce stress
relaxation breathing


hydrotherapy

hot fomentation: to abdomen
• for bleeding: use hottest fomentation that can be tolerated for 2 min. followed by ice rub
hot and cold compresses: alternating
poultice: charcoal and olive oil to abdomen
• constitutional hydrotherapy


manipulation

• spine: check and align nasal turbinate adjustment (Johnson, 1946, p. 40), also check and adjust T5, T6, T7, T8, L1, L2, L3
- for duodenal adjust T9, T10
- for gastric adjust C1


electrical and oscillating

diathermy: short wave , electrodes on abdomen and directly behind, mild treatment, contraindicated with hemorrhage


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