Cold Treatment vs Hot Treatment: Which Should be The Preferred Method?
Introduction Heat and cold treatment are so old, they were used by civilizations as old as the ancient Romans and Greeks for treating body pain and aches. Although it was primarily used by kings and high officers of the empires, their effect was widely acknowledged historically. Fast forward to current times, and heat and cold therapy has become an indispensable aspect of personal care and treatment. We have therapy wraps, especially cold therapy wraps and hot therapy wraps, ice packs and water bags to help apply the desired temperature on desired part of the body. However, many get confused by whether heat treatment is better or cold. Many even apply heat to treat injuries and pain that are to be treated by cold, and vice versa. Hence it is very important to understand the basic differences, and their working, in order to best determine whether an injury requires hot treatment, cold therapy wraps or doesn’t require any of those at all. Inner Workings of Heat ...