Ice or Heat

[2MoreNoMatterWhat]

for painfull injections and achy muscles what do all you use - ice or heat? I am just asking because I've always used ice for everything, i played rugby in college and was used to being sore. but i've read a lot on these boards about people saying to apply heat. i googled it already. i was just seein what people like me were doin.

 

[wayneboard1]

for painfull injections and achy muscles what do all you use - ice or heat? I am just asking because I've always used ice for everything, i played rugby in college and was used to being sore. but i've read a lot on these boards about people saying to apply heat. i googled it already. i was just seein what people like me were doin.

Ice to reduce the swelling and heat to bring blood to the inflamed area to aid in healing. It does depend somewhat on what your inujury is. For injection soreness I use only heat and that should be all you need unless ther are some issue such as hitting nerve or adcess. For achy joints or a sprained ankle for example, I use motsly ice, and alternate 20 minute on ice and 20 minutes on heat twice each. For injuries I use the following:

RICE

Rest.Ice.Compression.Elevation.

 

[2MoreNoMatterWhat]

nice imput

 

[tuggboat]

Heat 100%

 

[Its All Genetics]

good masagine before and after injections more important imo

 

[Advisor_x]

good masagine before and after injections more important imo

Goood forgot to massage while you are in the shower, try the hottest water and rub the injections site will disolve the oil in there...........