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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
sinusitis
physical medicine

exercise

sinus exercises


hydrotherapy

alternating towels: hot towel 3 min. to face, cold towel 1 min. to face
heating compress: to face, 20 min.
hot nasal irrigation
hot foot bath
carrot poultice: over face
• steam inhalation
saline sinus wash (see acupuncture materia medica)


manipulation

• sinus drainage technique
• massage to sinuses
• Chapman's reflex: check and treat on upper edge of rib 2, 3.5 inch from sternum, then check and treat between SP and TVP of C2
• nasosympathico technique
• spine: runny nose; adjust C5 and up: clogged nose; adjust C7-T1 or lower thoracics
• nasal turbinate technique: to check for deviated septum


electrical and oscillating

electrospinal therapy:sine current to entire cervical region
ultraviolet
iontophoresis: Cu
• diathermy: sinus pad electrodes to sinuses large pad to chest, to tolerance;
treatment 15 min. 3x/wk. - usually 12 treatment needed for chronic and 6 treatment needed for acute or two 4x6 pads one over sinuses one to back (Johnson, 1946, p.221)
• infrared: apply directly tosinuses for 45 min. to 1 hr.


footnotes