HEAT OR ICE?

Presser you are better off with ice afterwards to keep the swelling down which should decrease pain. You can apply a little heat before your workouts to increase mobility, but ice afterwards.

If you have any specific questions you can e-mail Presser, all the therapy I did was in the sports medicine/hands arena.

Types of ICE therapy

Ice bag (15-30 min.)

Ice cup (5-10 min.)

Chemical ice pack (10-15 min.)

Cold whirlpool (between 55 & 65 degrees F for 10-15 min.)

Uses of ICE

For the initial treatment of a new (acute) injury that is less than 3 days old (DO NOT use heat because it can actually increase pain and swelling).

After exercise to decrease soreness and swelling of an injured body part.

After exercise to decrease muscle soreness.

After exercise to decrease pain and inflammation of shin splints

Before exercise to decrease pain during appropriate exercise or therapy for an injured body part.




Types of HEAT therapy

Moist hot pack (15-30 min.)

Warm whirlpool (between 90 & 115 degrees F for 15-30 min.)

Heating pad (15-20 min.)

Uses of HEAT

For the treatment of an old (chronic) injury that is at least 3 days old (ice may also be used).

Before exercise to warm the tissue or muscles of an injured body part at least 3 days old.

Before exercise to warm sore muscles.

Before exercise to warm lower leg suffering from shin splints.



In summary, ice is primarily used after exercise, for the treatment of a new injury (less than 3 days old) and to decrease pain and swelling. Heat, on the other hand is primarily used before exercise to warm muscle and tissue, for the treatment of chronic or old injuries (at least 3 days old), and to help decrease pain and soreness in muscles and tissue. Heat or ice may be applied anywhere from 5-30 minutes, depending on the type of treatment. When treating a new injury, ice can be applied 3-4 times a day. When using ice or heat to decrease soreness, one application of 15-20 minutes will suffice.

Now that is thourough Basskiller.

and pretty too...LMAO

WOW look at all the C o l o r s

Ice to reduce swelling, then heat to promote recovery. The swelling restricts blood flow and causes pain. Ice drops the swelling. The heat promotes blood flow again and speeds up the healing.....

(i would live with the pain before i got into a whirlpool @ 55 degrees)

presser when i seperated my shoulder here are the exercises that they told me to do--front dbell raises, dbell rows--heavy, and something called punches--its where you lie on a flat bench and load the bar and just push forward with it, dont lower it, dont raise it just push up, its like over extending your shoulders------its hard to explain without showing you, its not a normal thing but it worked wonders for me

and i would use heat at night and ice after your workouts

try both se what feels good to you ...........alternate, for injurys general practice is ice only in the first 24 hours ........for swelling.....I've been through just about every injury known in sports ......ruptured disc's reconstructive surjury ......torn rotator cuff`........broken ribs............anyways sorry pressor it's trial and error .........let us know what works for you. IT may help some other bro's find a starting point

BStrongBwell* said:

Ice to reduce swelling, then heat to promote recovery. The swelling restricts blood flow and causes pain. Ice drops the swelling. The heat promotes blood flow again and speeds up the healing.....

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This is the way I have always interpreted it.

The key for me to recover from my bout with shoulder injuries was manage the inflammation with anti-inflammatories. The inflammation causes swelling. The swelling in the connective tissue causes binding and rubbing in the joint making the problem worse. Naproxen Sodium (Aleve) works well for me but it can be hard on the kidneys so keep the water intake up.
-TAZ

NSAIDS- take them, they do alot more than make you feel better. The heat/cold is great but your long term solution is with advil or asprin. Great anti inflammatories and not as bad on the kidneys as aleve.

I don't know have you seen ware Alonzo Morning is Having kidny problems.......they say advil but have hinted about aas