Heat Therapy for Pain Relief

Heat Therapy can reflex expansion of local blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, improve local microcirculation obstacles, slightly increase local skin temperature, and accelerate metabolism. At the same time, heat therapy can relieve muscle and joint tension, thereby relieving pain. The effect of heat therapy; heat therapy is suitable for those lumbar disc herniation, waist and leg pain, knee osteoarthritis, bone hyperplasia, frozen shoulder, indigestion, stomach disease, palace cold, etc. Caused by cold pathogens. It occupies an important position in diseases with pain as the main symptom.
How to relieve the discomfort caused by muscle acid excretion, most people regulate Qi and relieve pain will experience muscle soreness after exercising. Those who have no exercise habit for the first time have more obvious soreness. These symptoms will disappear naturally after a period of rest. If the pain is unbearable and even walking is difficult, it is recommended to rest for a few days and resume exercise after the symptoms are relieved or completely cured. Stretching, massage or hot and cold compresses can also improve blood flow and relieve pain.
Tips – The six effects of Heat Therapy, you must remember 1. Relieve eye fatigue Usually, we use a heating pad to heat the eyes, which can promote the expansion of capillaries around the eyes, accelerate blood circulation, and relieve visual fatigue. 2. Improve dizziness. Sitting for a long time or bowing your head for a long time will cause the symptoms of dizziness. At this time, wrap the heating pad around the brain, so that the symptoms of dizziness can be improved. 3. Treatment of stiff neck Due to improper sleeping position or neck cold, a stiff neck is more likely to occur. At this time, a heating pad can be used on the neck. When the pain is relieved a little, the neck can be slightly moved to relieve the stiff neck. 4. Prevention and treatment of early symptoms of cervical spondylosis, such as the stiff neck, soreness, or mild pain after cold, can use hyperthermia to improve symptoms, promote blood circulation, relieve muscle spasms, and prevent cervical spondylosis. 5. Treatment of dysmenorrhea or cold abdominal pain For women with dysmenorrhea or abdominal pain caused by cold, hot compresses can be used to remove stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain. 6. Injuries from bruises and sports injuries, hyperthermia cannot be performed during the stress period. It can be 2-3 days after the injury occurs. If there is no bleeding and no swelling, a heating pad can be used to relieve symptoms at this time.

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