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Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 21, 2021 | Replies (644)
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I use ice but at my chiropractor heat to get rid of the wastes and toxins as he states. He told me that is the new protocol but at home, didn't give me as much relief. I asked my doctors and they stated the ice is calming the inflammation of the nerves, that is why it works better than heat so just use that. What the chiropractor said is correct but, if ice works just use it and this is why. So it is rare I use heat. 15 years ago I often did. Rarely at home though now. I do use my TENS a lot but it is a regular TENS.
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Good for you ,I was told samething about ice ,I know the heat brings the blood to the area but if area is swollen ,such as after an injury ,ice it then heat.
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The calming of the nerves is most likely what my PT intends when it is used at the end of the session. My shoulder injury did radically affect the nerves and I could not move the arm without significant pain until about 2 months post surgery having PT 2X weekly with the 10 minute ice & stem sessions at the end. Now, 7 months post surgery I have only slight twinges when I raise the arm to have both arms meet midair above my head. I still have some weakness when I extend the left and it still trembles when I solder so is not so useful to hold the wire in place to allow the soldering to be done at work.
But now I'm reducing my visits to 1X weekly.