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Question - Reducing knee swelling (ice and heat)

by eric
(westcarrollton, Oh)

Whats the proper time length to apply ice and heat to the knee area? Which should be applied first?




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Sep 17, 2008
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by: Bart - SII

If you have an acute injury, ice is recommended for the first several days to help control inflammation and secondary cell death. Applications of 15-20 minutes several times a day is standard. As far as heat, most will recommend not applying heat until after the acute swelling has subsided, usually 7-10 days after the injury. This becomes somewhat of a personal preference.

I recommend always following heat with ice during the acute inflammation stage.

Bart

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