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Is using an ice wrap and a heating pad instead of cold and hot water for hydrotherapy okay?

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Hydrotherapy: Surely. Just make sure that the temperature of the ice wrap is not too cold to cause hypothermia on area it's applied on.

Dr Sinclair agreed

Answered 8/14/2012

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