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Local Heat Therapy
Aka: Local Heat Therapy- See Also
- Indications
- Chronic Pain relief for Musculoskeletal Injury
- Contraindications
- Acute Musculoskeletal Injury under 72 hours
- Technique
- Apply local heat
- Warm bath or shower (100 to 105 degrees)
- Heat Lamp
- Heating pad
- Warm compresses
- Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
- Apply local heat
- Adverse effects
- Local Burn Injury
- Orthostatic symptoms (warm bath, shower)
- Precipitation of coronary ischemia (warm bath, shower)