Heat and Cold Therapy Research

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   Rehab Guy
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Posted - 02/23/2006 :  10:41:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I read a recent article in Advance (Dec 5, 2005, Vol 16 No.26) which had an interesting article on the use of hot and cold therapy to treat conditions such as an ankle sprain or achilles tendonitis. What they found was that the recovery time was a lot faster with utilizing the duo modalities. Just wondering if anyone else had thoughts on this?
ABPT
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Posted - 02/23/2006 :  14:19:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I often utilize duo modalities as well. I utilize heat prior to treatment ie. s/p RCR to help promote blood flow and healing and to assist in increasing tissue pliability. I then utilize cold after treatment to help assist in decreasing tissue irritability and pain.

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	Rehab Guy 4 Posts Posted - 02/23/2006 : 10:41:39 Show Profile Reply with Quote I read a recent article in Advance (Dec 5, 2005, Vol 16 No.26) which had an interesting article on the use of hot and cold therapy to treat conditions such as an ankle sprain or achilles tendonitis. What they found was that the recovery time was a lot faster with utilizing the duo modalities. Just wondering if anyone else had thoughts on this? ABPT 11 Posts Posted - 02/23/2006 : 14:19:14 Show Profile Reply with Quote I often utilize duo modalities as well. I utilize heat prior to treatment ie. s/p RCR to help promote blood flow and healing and to assist in increasing tissue pliability. I then utilize cold after treatment to help assist in decreasing tissue irritability and pain.

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