Sunday, August 7, 2011

Application of Hot and Cold Packs

Hot and cold packs are a part of naturopathy. They are commonly used by athletes to minimize swelling of injuries such as muscle and joint sprains. Nowadays chemical substances are used in these hot and cold applications.

Hot and cold packs have become inevitable in modern sports. When there is a sprain in some joint, it causes great pain as the tissues in the body are damaged. Hot and cold packs mixed with chemicals are used nowadays to alleviate pain and also to heal the injury. These chemicals cause changes in the sprained joint such as widening the blood vessels to bring more blood to the injured joint and reduce pain.

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