Hot & Cold Therapy Treatments
Hot and cold therapy treatments play a major part in initial injury treatment and during the rehabilitation process. Cold therapy treatments are usually applied at the onset of an injury and heat therapy is generally used during rehabilitation.
Cold Therapy Treatments
Cold therapy treatments or ice packs  are used for injury treatment and during the rehabilitation process. Cold therapy treatment works by cooling down and constricting muscles in the injured area, helping to prevent swelling. Cold therapy treatment which is used during rehabilitation, is applied using either simple disposable instant ice packs, cool sprays aka freeze sprays or more complex but highly effective re-usable ice compression systems, which not only cool but compress the swelling simultaneously.
Hot Therapy Treatments
Heat therapy treatment helps in the injury treatment and the rehabilitation healing process following an injury by increasing blood circulation through the injured area, thereby increasing the rate of oxygen and nutrient supply. Re-heatable gel-packs are easy to use and highly effective.
To select the most appropriate heat or cool therapy treatment to best suit your needs visit http://www.support4physio.co.uk/Hot-cold-therapy.php.
Disclaimer: Professional independent medical advice should be taken before acting on any of the information given in this article.
