Cold or Hot Therapy to Soothe Pain

Consider Cold or Hot Therapy:

Heat soothes hard joints, while it can relax muscles. Cold reduces inflammation and treats severe pain. Hot therapy is the one that helps you to improve your health and fitness. It is friendly, easy and reliable, while you have to sit down when applying cold or hot therapy treatments.

Conditions:

Neck pain, osteoarthritis, back pain, rheumatoid and fibromyalgia etc.

Symptoms:

Tenderness, stiffness, pain, worse signs in evening, worse symptoms in morning, wrist pain, tender points, finger pain, knee pain, hand pain, swollen joint, joint pain, ankle pain, warm joint, elbow pain, neck stiffness, aching, upper back pain, muscle spasms, lower back pain, foot pain, buttock pain, arm pain, leg pain, thigh pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, stiff joints, joint movement issue, hip pain

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Packs and Compresses:

Make some packs from a few items for getting relieved from short pain.

• Electric heating pad

• Gel packs with the ability to be frozen and heated up

• Ice bag or frozen vegetables

• The Coldest Ice and Heat Packs ready to use

Wrap a cold or hot pack in a pillow cover to apply that will protect your skin from burning. Soak a towel in hot or cold water and put on your injury with average compress. Repeat this process five to seven times a day and apply it just for 15 to 20 minutes.

Prompt Use:

Direct approach

How to Apply?

Place on affected area

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms:

Common pain, muscle pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, neck pain and stiffness, aching, leg pain, thigh pain, upper back pain, lower back pain, elbow pain, finger pain, wrist pain, buttock pain, hip pain, muscle spasms, joint pain, warm joints, tender points, hand pain, ankle pain, knee pain, tenderness, worse symptoms of pain in morning. Worse pain symptoms in the evening

Triggers:

Heavy lifting, carrying weight, tough workouts, repetitive motions, huge twists, extra pressure application, unwanted moves, barometric pressure changes, overdoing, weather changes, workplace injury, overuse of tools, housework, carrying a child

Treatments:

Physical therapy, ice application, Cold or Hot Therapy, hot and cold compresses

Don’t Apply If:

Your skin will be a little pink after using Cold or Hot Therapy. Let your skin return to natural and normal condition before to add more ice or heat to continue therapy. If you come across some specific signs given below by using Cold or Hot Therapy, then you should call your doctor. Sometimes, overheat and additional cold to the skin may cause some damages.

• White colored skin

• Spot red

• purplish red

• dark red

• Swelling

• Hives

• Blisters

Prompt:

Cautions

CTA:

Avoid high temperature

Conditions:

Fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, neck and back pain, rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms:

Grave symptoms in morning and evening, neck stiffness, pain and sprain, lower and upper back pain, hip and buttock pain, tender points, warm, overheated and spasm joints, tenderness, muscle sprain and spasm, hand, wrist and finger pain, elbow, shoulder and neck aches, aching, stiffness of muscles, ankle and knee pain, thigh and joint pain, leg and foot pain, stiff joints, reduced joint movement

Triggers:

Heat and overdo it

Treatments:

Cold or Hot Therapy, ice and heat therapies, hot and cold baths/showers, physical therapy

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Heated Wax Therapy:

Hot melted paraffin is another suitable therapy to hands, elbow, and feet for best results. The heated container is fine to melt mineral oil and paraffin for a bath. Dip an affected and painful part of your body inside the paraffin tub and build a warm layer. Use plastic to cover it and wrap in a towel for 10 to 15 minutes until wax gets cooled. Remove the cover and peel wax completely. Make sure skin or affected area is free of any allergy, cut or sore where you want to apply wax therapy.

Prompt:

Wax on

CTA:

Surrounding your joints with heat

Conditions:

Fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms:

Tenderness, stiffness, aching, worse signs in evening and morning, hip, thigh and buttock pains, neck sprain, spasm, stiffness and pain, swollen, warm, painful and stiff joints, hand, finger, wrist and elbow pain, shoulder, upper back and lower back pains, knee, ankle and foot pain, reduced joint movement and leg pain

Triggers:

Excessive and hardest activities, pulling, overusing and extra using some parts of the body, lifting and carrying weight, holding a child, sports injury, workplace injuries, barometric pressure variations, repetitive motions, overuse of body parts, a sudden twist in movement, weather effects

Treatments:

Physical and heat therapies

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Low-Level Heat:

If you are sure to heat heals you better and relieves pain, apply average level heat to your injured part of the body. The Coldest Heat Packs are available for such applications. It is the best way to keep the painful area relaxed and warm. Wear heat wrap for at least 8 hours. Follow instructions for using heat packs. Study proves that long term and low-level heat applications can reduce pain, swelling, and stiffness. It also increases the flexibility of joints and muscles. Positive results can last up to 48 hours or longer.

Prompt:

Keep it warm

CTA:

Use heat wrap for long relief

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms:

Stiffness, tenderness, aching, lower and upper back pains, hip, buttock and thigh pains, worse signs of pain in evening and morning, hand, finger, wrist, elbow and arm pains, shoulder pain, leg and foot pains, ankle and knee pains, joint pain, swollen, warm, stiff and injured joints, reduced joint movement, muscle spasm and sprains, neck stiffness, pain and sprain

Triggers:

Overuse of arms and parts of the body, lifting the weight, excessive activities, repetitive motions, carrying a child, overuse, sports injuries, workplace injury, barometric pressure changes, weather effects, and variations and housework

Treatments:

Physical therapy, hot compress, and heat application

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Hydrotherapy:

Baths and showers are not only for morning times. If you get hurt, stand beneath a shower of warm water to feel relax and soothe your injury. If you are old, consult your doctor for a hot shower. Use hot shower prior to going for exercises just to relax muscles, tissues, and joints. Take a cold shower after workouts to cool down, reduce inflammation, relieving pain and feeling calm. A bath can be best for your specific parts or whole body.

Prompt:

Take a soak

CTA:

Cure with water to large areas

Conditions:

Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, back pain

Symptoms:

Thigh, leg, foot, buttock, hip and back pains, lower and upper back pains, ankle and knee pains, reduce movement of joints, tenderness, aching, stiffness, arm, shoulder, hand, wrist and elbow pains, muscle sprains and spasms, neck stiffness, sprain and pain, warm, swollen, sprained and painful joints, pain in morning and evening times, pain at whole night, cramp, tender points, feeling cold

Triggers:

lifting heavy weight, carrying a child, overuse of arms, unexpected twist in the body, housework, sport and workplace injury, excess activities, motions with repetition, barometric pressure change, weather effects, changes and temperature changing impacts, exercises, inactive, gardening

Treatments:

Hot shower, relaxation and heat therapy

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Warm Clothes:

Use a dryer to make your dresses warm bit before to wear. Warm clothes will deliver your body heat and relieve your body stiffness and pain in the morning. Keep your clothes in a dryer for some time if you can manage it.

Prompt:

Warm up

CTA:

Heat the clothes by dryer prior to wear

Conditions:

Back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

Symptoms:

Pain symptoms in morning and evening, pain at night, stiffing, aching, tenderness, tender points, stiff, injured and painful neck, ankle and knee pains, arm, elbow, hand, wrist and finger pains, leg, foot and thigh pains. buttock and hip pains, reduced movement of joints, cramps, muscle spasms, feeling cold, upper and lower back pains, muscle sprain, and pain

Triggers:

Damp and cold weather, temperature changes

Treatments:

Rest and heat therapy

Contrast Baths:

Take warm and cold water in two different bathtubs to treat your injured part of the body. Soak the part of the body for 5 minutes in warm water and then put it into cold water just for one minute. Go to warm water to repeat it for the next few minutes and then to cold water for only one minute. Repeat the process 4 to five times. If you are in cold water, then add warm water to increase the temperature of your existing tub. Contrast baths will improve the healing process, while it will reduce swelling, pain, and tension in muscles.

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Cold or Hot Therapy treatments

Conditions:

Fibromyalgia, back pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms:

Elbow, arm, wrist, hand, finger, foot, leg, thigh, shoulder, knee and ankle pains, stiffed, swollen, warm, injured and painful neck, swollen, stiffed, warm and tender joints, tenderness, tender points, buttock, and hip pain, muscle sprain, and spasm, reduced joint movement, aching, stiffness

Triggers:

Repetitive motions, excessive activities, workplace, and sports injuries, holding a baby, lifting the weight, hard exercising, overuse of body parts, weather effects, temperature variation, inactivity, gardening, and other tough activities

Treatments:

Sauna, hot bath, heat therapy, relaxation