{"id":1329,"date":"2019-04-05T07:37:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T06:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/painpuzzle.co.uk\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2019-03-14T09:39:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T09:39:17","slug":"should-i-use-hot-or-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/painpuzzle.co.uk\/2019\/04\/should-i-use-hot-or-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I use hot or cold?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heat may produce a short-term reduction in pain and disability when you have a new ache or pain or one that has been there for a few days or weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Do not use heat on injuries that already feel warm to the touch.<\/p>\n<p>Cold may help for some people with new injuries. Most people do not like ice applied to injuries around the neck but it can give relief in the low back or other injured areas in the first two days after an injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat may produce a short-term reduction in pain and disability when you have a new ache or pain or one that has been there for a few days or weeks. Do not use heat on injuries that already feel warm to the touch. Cold may help for some people with new injuries. 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