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Is it recommended that heat packs might be used after a soft tissue injury?
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∙ 15y ago
No, quite the opposite: heat packs are only to be used to increase blood flow to a particular area to promote healing; if applied to a fresh injury, it would only make it worse. New injuries require cooling to reduce swelling.
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