Ice vs. Heat Basics<\/p>\n
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Ice it or Heat it?<\/strong> That is the question. I\u2019m here to answer that along with when to use, how to use it and any other confusing questions people have about it. I\u2019m going to break it down to the basics and by the end of this you\u2019ll understand the difference between ice vs. heat. First things first, you must understand what happens to your body when something external transfers internal. No matter what, it will always defend itself. It always has a reaction.<\/p>\n When talking about an injury, we want to grasp the concept that your body is protecting itself naturally<\/strong>. There are many benefits to icing as well as heating. The biggest benefit to icing is the numbing effect it has. So basically what happens is the ice slows down the flow of blood which slows the impulse response of the nerves until the body no longer feels the area, thus slowing down inflammation. At some point your body is going to think you\u2019re going into hypothermia and will rush a lot of blood flow through that area, which you cannot feel since it\u2019s numb. So, in a nutshell, icing brings a lot of blood to an area and slows down inflammation. When it comes to healing, blood is king! The more blood you have going to an area, the faster it will heal.
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