it's both treatment and can help tell you the cause. for example if it's a strained muscle the heat might help it relax and heal. it would also help if it's a pinched nerve, improving blood flow etc.
as for the cold...it mostly just numbs...but um...yeah.
i would rotate. an hour of hot, an hour of cold...
but what the fuck do i know? i'm just the drunk whore in the corner...who's had a bad back for years. ;p
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Date: 2008-10-16 10:46 pm (UTC)it's both treatment and can help tell you the cause. for example if it's a strained muscle the heat might help it relax and heal. it would also help if it's a pinched nerve, improving blood flow etc.
as for the cold...it mostly just numbs...but um...yeah.
i would rotate. an hour of hot, an hour of cold...
but what the fuck do i know? i'm just the drunk whore in the corner...who's had a bad back for years. ;p