Ice-Heat Therapy

Ice or Heat Therapy - Hot or Cold Packs

Ice and heat have long been used to treat many painful conditions. Ice therapy is often used to reduce swelling and help control pain immediately after an injury. Heat therapy is used to relax the muscles and increase circulation and can provide relief to patients with chronic pain. Depending on the patient's condition, a combination of ice or heat can be used.

Moist Hot Packs - The heat provided by the hot packs has several important benefits may include: Relaxes tight muscles causing tissues to relax, decreases pain caused by muscle tension or spasms, causes vasodilatation of the blood vessels which increases circulation to the area.