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Hot compress should be use 5-10mins. It should alternately do with the cold compress for a better result.
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What is contrast hydrotherapy?
series of hot and cold water applications. A hot compress (as hot as an individual can tolerate) is applied for three minutes followed by an ice cold compress for 30 seconds
What is hot and cold compass?
Perhaps you enquire regarding 'hot and cold compress' as used for sprains and tissue damage.
Swelling on the old intravenous site - what should you apply - hot or cold compress?
HOT
I have some post operative swelling should I use a hot or cold compress?
Cold compress or ice pack (frozen peas or something else similar).
What should I use hot or cold compress for unknown reason for ankle and foot swelling?
Swelling should always be treated with COLD compress, not hot. But if the swelling persists or returns, see a doctor to find out what is causing it.
Do you put a hot or cold compress on an insect bite?
Cold compresses! Helps the blood vessels constrict.
When should one use hot or cold compress?
hot compress. to promote vasodilation that relaxes the muscles
Should you use a hot or cold compress on a swollen lip?
I have just learned that if you have an infection you should NOT use heat. The reason being is that it draws the infection out, and encourages it to spread. Cold is the way to go if you are going to use a compress (although it may be difficult. I know that a warm compress has helped me more than a cold compress.)
Is there anything I can do for knee pain relief?
There are many things that you can do for knee pain. Rest your let for as long as you can and apply a compress either hot or cold depending on the situation.
What is h ot and cold compass?
Could the inquiry been about hot and cold compress, a method used to relieve sprains.
After Liposuction bruises and swollen hot or cold compress?
Post cosmetic surgery you should use warm compress. My mother just had a breast reduction and was instructed to use a warm compress. Cold compress is to reduce swelling or inflammation after an injury like a spained ankle. Wish you the best in the healing process.
What is the meaning of hot compress?
A hot compress is typically something like a hot water bottle used to alleviate pain by putting the hot compress next to the sore body part.
