Heat and Cold therapy both are beneficial for reducing pain but it makes people confuse to use which therapy, these simple points will make it easy for you.
Heat should be used for injuries that are a day old and for chronic pain. Heat increases blood flow and soothes sore muscles.
Ice should be used for fresh injuries because when injured the tissue become inflamed causing swelling and pain. The ice slows down blood flow and relieves from pain, inflammation and swelling. But ice should not be used for more than 20 minutes.
