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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:12:01

What's the difference in using an Ice Pack or Heat Pack?

When is it more efficient to use one of them?

I have lower back pain, so which one to use?

Answer:

Ice pack are usually best to keep swelling down, reduce inflammation, helps w/itching and bruising.

Heat packs good to soothe aching, sore, tight areas. My dad has lower back problems, and heat packs work best for him.

I'd try them both to see what works best for you, but I'm guessing that heat will loosen up the tension in your back best.

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i don't know what is diff. but i heard that Heat Pack is better!!!

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The rule is ice for the first 24 hours then heat the second. Ice helps to relieve swelling...heat should ease pain...

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Ice pack to dull the pain, heat pack to make it go away.

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you need heat,ice is for sprains and bruises

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use a heat pack for tired and sore muscles, and use a cold pack for sprained or torn or damaged and inflamed injuries to bring down the swelling.

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I'm a nurse. it really depends on which one you feel comfortable using. Like I use heat because I don't like being cold. And Others use cold because it has a numbing effect. Either will work but try each and see which one makes your back feel the best. Take care and all the best.

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You need to know first if the pain is comming from swelling or a missalingment in the vertibra,if swelling is present use Ice if that is not helping 20 min. of alternating ice then followed by heat. If swelling is present then you do NOT want to add to it with the heat.You may need strengthing exersises also. I am a very good source,going through the same,just having x rays and seeing the degenrating condition causing the discs to almost be flattened which causes the pain so I am also doing the strengthing exersises

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the differance betwen ice and heat the ice numbs the painn and brings the swelling down never put heat on your lower back if you have pain an spamsem. it will not do it any good my self.

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Hi! :)