Managing injuries

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WHEN TO USE COLD COMPRESS AND WHEN TO USE HOT COMPRESS

When there is an injury a cold compress or hot compress can speed up the healing process and ease out the pain and help the injured feel better .Now the challenge is which to use and when to use.

Cold compress or ice is the recommended treatment for acute injuries (that is one that has occurred within the last 48 hours). It is especially helpful to reduce swelling and control pain. Acute injuries are the result of sudden trauma, such as a fall or collision. Signs and symptoms of an acute injury may include pain, tenderness, redness, warm skin and swelling. Cold compress or ice is most effective when it is applied early and often for the first 48 hours. 

Heat/hot/warm compress, on the other hand, increases circulation and raises skin temperature and is best used for chronic pains or injuries . Chronic injuries develop slowly because a body part is being overused or because an acute injury has healed improperly. Pain from a chronic injury may not be constantly bothersome, but it can come and go in the form of soreness or dull pain. Heat compress is great for sore muscles and joint pain, which are typical of chronic injuries.

Do not use ice/cold compress or heat/hot compress longer than 20 minutes at a time.

Acute injury use ice/cold compress 
Chronic injury use hot/heat compress 

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