Does back pain need heat or cold?

Name: Does back pain need heat or cold?
Uploaded: 2018-09-13T15:10:17.000Z
Description: Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE Heat and ice have been used for many years to treat pain and to reduce swelling, and many people have found them effective. More recently, studies have been done to investigate whether heat and ice really make a difference to healing and the results have been inconclusive. For more information, go to https://patient.info/health/painkillers/heat-and-ice-treatment-for-pain

By Dr Sarah JarvisPublished 13 Sept 201830 sec watch

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Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE

Heat and ice have been used for many years to treat pain and to reduce swelling, and many people have found them effective. More recently, studies have been done to investigate whether heat and ice really make a difference to healing and the results have been inconclusive.

For more information, go to https://patient.info/health/painkillers/heat-and-ice-treatment-for-pain