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Can heat help with pain from a pulled muscle?
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Yes: Another answer where "the artery is supreme" is the answer. Anytime you can increase the circulation to an injured area it increases healing and decreases pain. I especially recommend that my patients apply ice to the area until it becomes really uncomfortable then immediately apply heat. The clamps the blood vessels down with the ice then over dilates them with the heat increasing circulation.
Answered 8/20/2011
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Yes: Use ice for 24-48 hours and then use heat.
Answered 12/1/2017
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