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Is it better to use heat or cold for my back pain?
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Both: Ice tends to be a bettter pain reducing modaltiy and heat tends to loosen up the muscles. Many patients do alternating treatments.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Heat: Heat for muscle spasm, cold or ice rub for nerve pain.
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