Heat & Cold Therapy For Pain and Injuries

Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:36 What is cold therapy?
2:15 The biggest benefit of cold therapy
3:00 When to use cold therapy
4:00 Common mistakes with cold therapy
05:42 What we know about heat therapy
7:05 When should we use heat therapy?
8:15 Common mistakes with heat therapy
09:57 Best ways to incorporate heat & cold therapy
14:12 End

There is a lot of information out there about cold & heat therapy and when you should be doing both. Likewise, there is a lot of MISINFORMATION out there about heat & cold therapy and when you should be doing both. Join Craig as he discusses what we do know about heat & cold therapy, when we should be using each, and the common misbeliefs surrounding each. Are you making these crucial mistakes?

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[winklertribe]

When going for ice water immersion or cold shower, how long should the cold therapy last?

[sgkqiiy]

Excellent educational video, thank you! I do have a question that has caused me a bit of confusion. I've heard some people say that the swelling and inflammation after an acute injury (like a sprained ankle) is the body's natural response to the injury, and the increased blood flow to the injured area helps to bring increased nutrients, remove waste products, and brings the necessary materials needed to begin healing. Proponents of this line of thinking advise against immediately applying ice. I've heard similar advice when it comes to fevers. They say if you have just a low fever, NOT to try to bring the fever down by using Tylenol, Motrin, or cold showers because a fever is simply the body's natural defense against infection, so you shouldn't try to stop it. Any thoughts on this?

[hadenmaloney]

What’s y’all’s take on the anti-ice movement?

[BrodeyDoverosx]

Heat causes me severe pain. Pain worse than 5mg Percocet can handle.

Cold actually helps pain.