Late COVID regime
Use if Early COVID regime does not relieve symptoms, especially when breathlessness and coughing are becoming severe.
Use if Early COVID regime does not relieve symptoms, especially when breathlessness and coughing are becoming severe.
This protocol is not an alternative to standard medical care.
It is to be used in ADDITION to standard medical care. It uses heat to enhance the body's ability to fight off the coronavirus in the early stages of infection.
If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, you should contact your doctor, or medical authorities, and arrange for testing. At the same time, forward the "Letter to my Doctor" (download below) if you intend to use the 2nd or 3rd steps of this protocol.
Pay attention to your doctor's advice especially if you have:
We are in a battle against COVID-19, your doctor is a powerful ally in this battle.
This is a treatment that makes physiological sense and has anecdotal and historical evidence. There are no recent trials to support this therapy for COVID-19, but they are likely to be underway soon. N.B. Heat is a powerful treatment and must be used with common sense and an acceptance that all treatments, even natural ones like this, have risks.
It is to be used in ADDITION to standard medical care. It uses heat to enhance the body's ability to fight off the coronavirus in the early stages of infection.
If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, you should contact your doctor, or medical authorities, and arrange for testing. At the same time, forward the "Letter to my Doctor" (download below) if you intend to use the 2nd or 3rd steps of this protocol.
Pay attention to your doctor's advice especially if you have:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Lung disease
We are in a battle against COVID-19, your doctor is a powerful ally in this battle.
This is a treatment that makes physiological sense and has anecdotal and historical evidence. There are no recent trials to support this therapy for COVID-19, but they are likely to be underway soon. N.B. Heat is a powerful treatment and must be used with common sense and an acceptance that all treatments, even natural ones like this, have risks.
Before doing any traditional hydrotherapy:
read "Important Points to be Observed with all Treatments"
read "Important Points to be Observed with all Treatments"
Hydrotherapy Protocol for treating Late COVID-19
previously Step 3
1 or 2 carers are required to perform this treatment. Click here for detailed instructions.
When to begin the treatment:
Seek medical advice EARLY if symptoms are getting worse and not relieved by Step 2. If you do not need to go to hospital/can be managed at home, these treatments can supplement the treatment advised by your medical professionals.
When to cease the treatment:
To be continued at least daily until body temperature is below 37.2℃ / 99℉ for 24 hours.
The treatment and recommendations below were those followed by hydrotherapists in the pandemic of 1918, 1919.
When to begin the treatment:
Seek medical advice EARLY if symptoms are getting worse and not relieved by Step 2. If you do not need to go to hospital/can be managed at home, these treatments can supplement the treatment advised by your medical professionals.
When to cease the treatment:
To be continued at least daily until body temperature is below 37.2℃ / 99℉ for 24 hours.
The treatment and recommendations below were those followed by hydrotherapists in the pandemic of 1918, 1919.
- Bed rest in a separate room with a sunny aspect and a window open for fresh air. Patient must be kept warm, only head exposed to room air. Heat bed if necessary.
- Eat mostly hot liquids, and soups.
- Drink large quantities of water. Hot water before the treatment to increase the heating effect and start sweating more quickly.
- Hydrotherapy is performed at least daily. One treatment each day should relieve headache, body aches, chilliness. If these symptoms reoccur that day, perform the treatment again.
- Once pneumonia develops, treat twice a day.
- The aim of treatment is profuse sweating particularly on the first treatment with erythema (redness of the skin) over chest, back and feet.
Fomentations & Hot Foot Bath
Fomentations (moist hot packs) to chest and spine with simultaneous hot foot bath and cold compress to head followed by cold mitten friction.
Fomentations (moist hot packs) to chest and spine with simultaneous hot foot bath and cold compress to head followed by cold mitten friction.
- Close the window and blinds and heat the room before treatment.
- Hot Foot Bath in bed, protect the bed-clothes and sheets and blankets on top other than those the patient sleeps in. As hot as the patient can bear. Take note of Contraindications (shouldn't use this treatment if patient has this) and cautions (be careful when the patient has this) listed.
- Fomentations - as hot as can be borne - change when comfortable. Or use 2 heat pads if available (these are more convenient at home and in clinics) Thermophore in the US, Biothermored in Australia ($185) are the best.
- Cold Compress to head - to keep the head cool during heating.
- Finish with brisk cold mitten friction - best with two therapists.
- Quickly cover the patient and continue bed rest.
- Record details of treatment and outcome after each treatment.
- Temperature, pulse and respiratory rate recorded morning, noon and night.
When to end the heat:
- 1st treatment: Profuse sweating, and redness of feet and chest.
- Following sessions: Warm body, looking forward to cold, erythema (redness) of feet and chest. Maximum heat time 20 minutes. Sweating not necessary.
- To be continued at least daily until patient’s temperature is below 37.2℃ or 99℉ for 24 hours, and is symptom-free.