HOT WATER FOR RELIEVING PAIN, Etc.
+ - Hot s;;onging is sometimes cfiec(i o v;h n the fomentation docs not succeed. Tho sponge is dipped in very hot water, compressed to s .ute e out the water and gently rubbed over the surface of the painful part. A higher temperature can 1 e enuloyed by this method than by any ether. The higher the temperature the greater the effect. For the greatest efficiency the temperature should he high enough to produce a sensation almost painful. It is especially good in cases of neuralgia, particularly of the spine. A rubber hag tilled with hot water is an excellent means of relieving pain in deep-seated parts—pain of th< back, chronic intestinal pain, various neuralgias, and other pains in which inflammation or congestion is nit present. Hot bags should not be employed continuously on persons suffering from acute inflammation. For toothache, lay an ice-bag on the side of the neck, under the jaw, and fomentations to the side of the face. If necessary, employ the hot foot bath and the hot hip and leg pack.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 348, 29 March 1911, Page 7
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180HOT WATER FOR RELIEVING PAIN, Etc. King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 348, 29 March 1911, Page 7
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