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• For chronic pain many
doctors recommend alternating cold and moist heat therapy:
20 minuets of cold, 20 minutes off and then 20 minutes of
moist heat therapy.
• Cold therapy and moist heat therapy can be effective treatment for
repetitive strain
injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Finger,
Tennis Elbow, and etc.?
• Cold and moist heat therapy can help with the pain of arthritis and
with headaches &
migraines.
• For athletes moist heat is excellent before the activity to help
loosen and relax muscles and
the cold compression therapy helps with swelling and pain
after the activity.
• The Soft Ice compression wrap is effective during the first 48 hours
of acute pain.
After the swelling goes down alternate cold therapy and
moist heat therapy as
described above.
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