Bumped my knee; use hot or cold pack?
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There are 3 schools of thought here. Some people prefer to use cold packs which is fine for swelling. Some people use heat, which is fine to increase mobility. And some people like to alternate the two which works but I don't know how. I had to do it a week ago for a really sore ankle joint. Try them all and see which is the most effective, good luck with it.
Cold pack 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off.
Do it for an hour.
cold
cold reduces swelling, hot feels better, but doesn't do much.
Swelling, cold.
be a man and let it HEAL .
xD
Or yeah you can use one of those hot&cold packs. those ones that HEAT & COLD. but i think icing it is better.
COLD!hot will make it hurt more!
Always COLD.. never hot.. Ice it for 20 minutes on, half hour off. Keep it still for the first night, then begin stretches. Dont let it sit idle for too long or it will stiffen up on you.
RICE it.
Rest, ice, compress, elevate. That goes for just about everything. Heat is for sore muscles.
USE BOTH. COLD FOR 20 MIN. THEN HEAT FOR 20 MIN. JUST KEEP ROTATING FOR 24 HOURS.
take 28 ice cubes and put them in a bag
put the bag of ice against your knee for 2 minutes and 24 seconds.
remove ice, and put a hot pack (70.3 degrees) against your knee for 1 hour 34 minues and 23 seconds
that should cure it
cold
COLD COMPRESSES FOR THE SWELLING.IF ITS REALLY PAINFUL YOU CAN ALTERNATE BETWEEN COLD AND HOT
COLD PACK
cold pack. also take ibuprofen for the pain. it will also help reduce swelling as well as pain
you use cold for the acute stage.which a is generally the first three days. To help decrease the swelling as well as ease the pain. After that if you'd like to use some heat.go for it. Heat causes vasodilation, which brings more fluid to the area, which is why it doesn't decrease swelling.and that's why cold is better cuz it causes vasoconstriction, which decreases the amount of fluid in the area.. so yeah..stick to that
cold packs for 15 mins and off for 15 mins will help. do some strecthing excercise of knees.
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