To Use HEAT or COLD

We often get questions regarding when to use heat or cold for pain.

Let’s break it down:

Heat Therapy 🔥:
* Muscle Relaxation: Heat can help relax tight muscles, easing stiffness and promoting flexibility. It’s especially helpful for chronic conditions or ongoing muscle tension.
* Improved Blood Flow: Applying heat increases blood flow to the affected area, which can accelerate the healing process by delivering essential nutrients and oxygen to the tissues.
* Pain Relief: Heat can alleviate discomfort by numbing pain receptors and reducing nerve sensitivity. It’s commonly used for conditions like arthritis, menstrual cramps, and muscle spasms.
When to Use Heat:
* Chronic Pain: If you’re dealing with long-term discomfort or stiffness, heat therapy can provide soothing relief.
* Muscle Tension: Heat can help loosen tight muscles and alleviate tension headaches or neck and back pain.
* Before Activity: Applying heat before exercise or physical activity can help warm up muscles and reduce the risk of injury.

**After using heat to help with mobility, use that range of motion by moving your body.

Cold Therapy 🧊:
* Reduced Inflammation: Cold therapy constricts blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area and decreasing inflammation and swelling. It’s particularly beneficial for acute injuries or sudden flare-ups.
* Pain Relief: Cold can numb the affected area, providing temporary pain relief by dulling nerve activity and reducing pain signals to the brain.
* Injury Recovery: Cold therapy is often used in the early stages of injury to minimize swelling and bruising, promoting faster recovery and tissue healing.
When to Use Cold:
* Acute Injuries: If you’ve recently sprained an ankle, strained a muscle, or experienced a sudden injury, applying cold packs can help reduce swelling and alleviate pain.
* Inflammation: Cold therapy is effective for conditions characterized by inflammation, such as tendonitis or bursitis.
* After Activity: Using cold therapy after intense workouts or physical activity can help prevent or reduce muscle soreness and inflammation.

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[pauletteb]

I want to shout out Thomas for introducing me to the channel 😊. I’m MOVED 😂

[asouthafricanindian]

As a physio myself.
Use heat for mm spasm, pain in cases without swelling

Use ice for pain, swelling and stimulating areas

[jakeross]

I’m gonna be honest this did not clear anything up for me. I still have no idea when to use heat or ice

[JuleeLychee]

Background is lookin like volcanic hotspot in Rotorua New Zealand❤

[harshnigam]

Can you give some exercises for coccydania my lowest bone in tailbone have slipped from its position and the pain radiating to hamstrings. And left hip please help

[partycatcat]

Great still I feel some that are struggling would love to to hear what u say about cold maybe put some text on there ✌️

[AlpacaRenee]

I’ve always heard heat the first 24 hrs after injury and ice after that.

[elainenilsson]

You forgot to include he increases blood flow which increases oxygen flow to that area.

[bazsito]

You seemed sweating of going from the heat side to the cold.

[kevindanielpg]

This mf having fun and educating, good for him jaja😂

[bethanybrock]

Any cold on my body immediately kick-starts my muscle spasms into hyperdrive. No thank you.

[nancyburgess]

Actually heat reduces pain and inflammation. Cold reduces pain and inflammation. Maybe be in health care before making videos

[asouthafricanindian]

Questions not answered or maybe that's the aim of this video lol