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Always use ice for the first 48 hours after a new injury. Heat might sometimes feel better, but it doesn't help with inflammation from the injury, so it doesn't promote healing. Even an old injury that shows signs of inflammation should be cold instead of heat.

When it is an old or reoccurring injury (called chronic), heat is more help. If your back gets stiff from where you pulled it a few months ago, heat will help to loosen it up and ease the ache.

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