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Indications for heat and cold therapeutic modalities

Indications for heat and cold therapeutic modalities
Heat Cold
Analgesia Analgesia
Muscle relaxation Muscle relaxation (eg, spasticity)
Assist with connective tissue extensibility (ie, joint contracture, musculotendinous stretching) Edema/hemorrhage resolution (eg, initial 24 to 48 hours after acute musculoskeletal trauma)
Hyperemia/acceleration of metabolic processes (eg, tenosynovitis, bursitis) Reduction of metabolic processes
Hematoma resolution
Adapted with permission from: DeLisa's Physcial Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 5th edition, Frontera WR (Ed), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010. Copyright © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.
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