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reproductive system
pelvic inflammatory disease
physical medicine

exercise

P.I.D. exercises: for chronic only to increase circulation and reduce inflammation


hydrotherapy

sitz bath: alternating
hot vaginal irrigation: 110-115° F, three gallons of vinegar water (1/4 c vinegar/gal H2O), then hot foot bath for 10 min., then heating trunk pack, then full blanket pack with cold compress to suprapubic region, finish with cold mitten friction -> for acute P.I.D (Thrash, 1981, p. 121)
• chronic P.I.D.: use any of the above treatments several times a week plus daily sitz for 30-60 day
hot hip and leg pack: ice over adnexae


manipulation

• for chronic: GYN massage
• Chapman's reflex: check and treat midway between acetabulum and sciatic notch, then check and treat between PSIS and SP of L5


electrical and oscillating

diathermy: for subacute and chronic


footnotes