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reproductive system
uterine fibroids
physical medicine

exercise


hydrotherapy

sitz bath: very hot for 3-5 min. followed by dash of cold water over hips to prevent pain and hemorrhage, esp. after electrical treatment


manipulation

• Chapman's reflex: check and treat lateral to symphysis extending diagonally, then check and treat between tip of TP of L5 and iliac crest


electrical and oscillating

Galvanic: use perforated copper ball electrode covered with cotton saturated with adrenal chloride solution insert well into vagina or use intrauterine electrode attach to (+) pole; (-) pad to abdomen, treatment 20-30 mA for 10-15 min., 3x/wk. (Johnson, 1946, p.549)


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