Hot/Cold Therapy At-Home Care

Hot/Cold therapy - heat or ice therapy - has been around for a long time. Hot and cold separately and together offer benefit to the Murfreesboro chiropractic treatment plan. Both are quite beneficial when used for the right application at the right time. The key is knowing whether ice or heat is needed. * Let it to Most Chiropractic Clinic to know and share!

In general, cryotherapy slows down blood circulation in an area to reduce pain and swelling after an injury. Inflammation and pain often accompany an acute injury. So in the first 72 hours after an injury, only apply ice.

Ice reduces inflammation and numbs the pain in short spurts like 10 minutes at a time once an hour. Be sure to use a towel between you and the ice pack.

Cryotherapy may also be used in the office.

* Use cryotherapy (ice) and thermotherapy (heat) as directed by your physician. If anything aggravates your condition, discontinue and contact Most Chiropractic Clinic.