Post #81072 by vintagegirl on Mon, Mar 15, 2004 8:37 PM

On 2004-03-15 20:12, Swanky wrote:
I say cold only because that's what the doctor told me. I had some serious muscle strains, etc. in the weight training and I was told NOT to use the heating pad. Ice, ice baby. This was not a problem specific advice, but for any strain, sprain, spasm or ache. Ice it. Sort of like the heating pad thing was a old wives tale that was not good medicine.

Your advice is fine for sudden injuries, but most of the people in this thread are talking about occupational long-term injuries that require more involved rehabilitaion than just a good icing. Furthermore, if using an "old fashioned" method like lifting super heavy weights works for you, wonderful. But speaking as someone that recovered and avoided surgery through therapy, then I'll stick with using my physical therapists "old wives tale" advice of using heat (when appropriate) that was taught to me about 6 years ago.