I strained a muscle really badly about a week ago. Should I apply heat or Cold Packs to it?
My husbands recommends heat packs, my chiropractor ice.
Calling the doctor is useless, because she runs kind of a conveyor belt practice. This happened more than a week ago and there were times when I couldn’t even turn over in bed. Slowly there is improvement, but twice this went really bad again quickly, which leads me to think there is a skeletal component – hence the chiropractor – who is actually a talented guy.
actually its the opposite, early application of heat can increase swelling and pain. best way to remember treatment for muscle strain is PRICE: protection, rest, ICE, compression, and elevation. (known as the price formula).
ps, i was responding to first person.
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