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OilersBaby · 12-08-2008, 03:05 AM

Okay..does anyone know when you're supposed to apply an ice pack and when you are supposed to use heat to alleviate pain? My back has been hurting me a lot lately and I got a massage this morning. She told me to ice it but then another good friend told me to get a heating pad. It's both my lower back and my upper back and its worse than any back related pain Ive ever had.

So now Im confused. Any help would be awesome cuz my lower back is KILLING me to the point where it hurts to sit down. Thanks in advance.

12-08-2008, 03:05 AM	#1
OilersBaby First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Exp:	Ice or Heat Okay..does anyone know when you're supposed to apply an ice pack and when you are supposed to use heat to alleviate pain? My back has been hurting me a lot lately and I got a massage this morning. She told me to ice it but then another good friend told me to get a heating pad. It's both my lower back and my upper back and its worse than any back related pain Ive ever had. So now Im confused. Any help would be awesome cuz my lower back is KILLING me to the point where it hurts to sit down. Thanks in advance. Last edited by OilersBaby; 12-08-2008 at 03:17 AM.