Guest guest Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 From personal experience, I can tell you this is definitely true. I was hot all the time when obese, terribly hot. I was downright cold at first after losing the weight, but it didn't last long (3-6 months maybe), and things have evened out now (or have gotten used to it). > I have always noticed that fatter people (insulated people) are always hotter..... and that people with less insulation are colder.... because all that fat is not there for body warmth. **~~W~~** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 I stay cold, always have been that way!! It seems the women in my family are all cold natured. It has a lot to do with your circulation, so I am told. Pam - In , " bfl_pianolady " <bfl_pianolady@y...> wrote: > From personal experience, I can tell you this is definitely true. I > was hot all the time when obese, terribly hot. I was downright cold > at first after losing the weight, but it didn't last long (3-6 months > maybe), and things have evened out now (or have gotten used to it). > > > > I have always noticed that fatter people (insulated people) are > always hotter..... and that people with less insulation are colder.... > because all that fat is not there for body warmth. > **~~W~~** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 When my knee hurt or hurts I use ice. When I was going to physical therapy, the PT would often put heat pads on my thigh above the knee and sometimes on the knee to get extra motion out of it. Ice will reduce swelling and heat will increase blood flow and flexibility. Just depends on what you need at the time. Usually at home, I use and have used ice. -----Original Message-----From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ]On Behalf Of glo5419Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:43 AMJoint Replacement Subject: hot or cold I JUST HAD BOTH MY KNEES REPLACED MAY 07 OCT 07 ONE THERAPIST PUT HEAT ON MY KNEE IT WAS DAY 10 IT FELT ALITTLE STRANGE BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAD ICE ON IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS? IM NOT SURE IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I can't speak to knees specifically but what wrote is true in terms of all muscle/ligament groups.It is important to warm up prior to using muscles since it increases the flexibility of the muscles -- sometimes heat is used because it is soothing (i.e. heating pads) but in general ice is used to reduce swelling -- after my HR, I iced several times a day to reduce swelling and ice is the standard for any kind of sports injury.During PT, I warmed up by using the stationary bicycle but PT for HR is much less drastic than for knee replacement since there is no danger of losing mobility and rotation.The PT person advised using ice when I got home if I felt discomfort.On Nov 28, 2007, at 5:05 PM, DeRouen wrote:When my knee hurt or hurts I use ice. When I was going to physical therapy, the PT would often put heat pads on my thigh above the knee and sometimes on the knee to get extra motion out of it. Ice will reduce swelling and heat will increase blood flow and flexibility. Just depends on what you need at the time. Usually at home, I use and have used ice. hot or coldI JUST HAD BOTH MY KNEES REPLACED MAY 07 OCT 07 ONE THERAPIST PUTHEAT ON MY KNEE IT WAS DAY 10 IT FELT ALITTLE STRANGE BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAD ICE ON IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS? IM NOT SURE IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Once the swelling goes down they use heat to loosen up the joint or reduce stiffness. Joi From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of glo5419 Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:43 AM Joint Replacement Subject: hot or cold I JUST HAD BOTH MY KNEES REPLACED MAY 07 OCT 07 ONE THERAPIST PUT HEAT ON MY KNEE IT WAS DAY 10 IT FELT ALITTLE STRANGE BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAD ICE ON IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS? IM NOT SURE IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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