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James Ashley Mayer

Posts: 115
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Portland, Oregon

It's been a while......

Hey guys.

Explanation: I wanted to seperate myself from flamenco for a while so I could concentrate on making some money and letting my wrist heal. Well, I have been asked to come back and play for class, which I did yesterday evening. Now, I have some little tingles in my wrist.

Does anyone know how I should apply hot and cold presses? in what order? I have a cold press in the freezer......but how do I make a hot press?

thanks guys,

James

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 25 2003 16:48:17

Escribano

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Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: It's been a while...... (in reply to James Ashley Mayer)

Welcome back James, hope you are going to stick around. You don't have to play to contribute.

quote:

Does anyone know how I should apply hot and cold presses? in what order? I have a cold press in the freezer......but how do I make a hot press?

Normally, you would choose one or the other. A cold compress to reduce swelling and bruising, warmth to increase blood flow One or other usually reduces pain, it depends.

Take it easy.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 25 2003 18:15:47

Paul Bruhns

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Joined: Jul. 14 2003

RE: It's been a while...... (in reply to James Ashley Mayer)

Hey James... nice to hear from you :-)

Glad you are getting back into some accompanyment. As far as a hot press goes, it's just a hot wet towel. If you have a microwave, just stick a damp towel in there for a minute or so, and check it. It should feel hot but not scalding. The alternative is just use hot tap water, and then wrap the towel around your wrist.

I have always heard start with cold if the injury is less than 24 hours old, and then hot. If it's older than that, then the inflamation has already established, and so, start with hot and then go cold... about 15 minutes per , and do it a few times.

BUT HEY!!! I'M NOT A PHYSICIAN :-)

That tingling sensation could be Carple Tunnel nerve inflamation. My wife got a wrist band from a pharmasist which helped her... she was actually in pain from it, and the wrist band did the trick in under a week.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 25 2003 18:17:33

Escribano

Posts: 6417
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: It's been a while...... (in reply to Paul Bruhns)

Come to think of it, you can get heat pads from the pharmacy, filled with a gel that you put in a bowl of hot water, it then retains the heat for a while.

Cold shrinks peripheral blood vessels to reduce subsequent swelling, as Paul points out. Heat opens them up to increase blood flow to promote healing.

I trained as an X-ray tech, so I am not a physician either.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 25 2003 18:28:50