Guest guest Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 MODERATOR'S NOTE: Everyone should be very careful using heat on a new injury like Becky's. Heat can increase inflammation and make the injury and pain worse. Ice is safer for a new injury, and for some old ones too! Heat - and especially moist heat - is great when muscle tension or spasms are the major source of pain, but only if no muscles are torn or injured and inflammation is not part of the problem. Becky, Sorry your in such pain. One tip is moist heat. Use your heating pad with a wet wash cloth and a dry towel on top of the wet wash cloth, then apply them both to the top of the heating pad, place the heating pad in area where the pain is and lay down for 20 minute on med-med high. Then turn the heat dial off and just lay there until you are cooled off. Do this again in 3-4 hours. It is amazing how wonderful the moist heat gets down and deep into the muscles and tissues. I have siatica and a bad back boy does it help. Hope this help. Good luck. Toni /NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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