hot pad vs cold pag: when to use each (sore, healing, using) - Health and Wellness -Doctors, illness, diseases, nutrition, sleep, stress, diet, hospitals, medicine, cancer, heart disease - City-Data Forum

nickerman · 10-05-2013, 01:14 PM

What would I use on a sore muscle, a hot pad or a cold pad? I know there is a rule about when to use each depending on the kind of thing that a person is using it for.

nightlysparrow · 10-05-2013, 10:20 PM

Cold for the first 24 hours to reduce inflammation and pain, then heat after that to stimulate circulation and healing.