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Injured? Should you use ice or a heating pad for your pain? - USA TODAY

Injured? Should you use ice or a heating pad for your pain? - USA TODAY

Injured? Should you use ice or a heating pad for your pain? - USA TODAY
May 19, 2022 34 secs

The larger debate among emergency physicians and orthopedic surgeons centers is around which additional non-pharmacological treatment strategy is better for pain reduction and healing – cold or heat therapy.

Heat therapy, on the other hand, relaxes blood vessel wall muscles via vasodilation, which widens their diameter and increases blood flow?

Similar to cold therapy, it also has been shown to reduce pain.

As a rule of thumb, you should apply cold or heat therapy for 20 minutes, then take a 20-minute break. .

I personally recommend using a 20-minute cold therapy sessions for acute injury pain

After 72 hours, switch over to heat to increase blood flow, enhance healing and reduce stiffness in the affected area

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