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How do I use heat and ice on my pain?

Ice and heat

You can treat back pain with ice immediately after an injury and for the following 48 hours to prevent swelling. Apply ice packs for 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off, as often as every hour. The third day, use moist heat - a heating pad or hot-water bottle to relax muscles around the injury. Again: 15 minutes on, 15 minutes off.

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