{"id":11058,"date":"2023-03-28T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T22:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site2023.acupuncturenancymongrain.com\/should-i-apply-cold-or-warm-packs-part-1\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T10:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T14:25:42","slug":"should-i-apply-cold-or-warm-packs-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acupuncturenancymongrain.com\/en\/should-i-apply-cold-or-warm-packs-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I apply cold or warm packs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11058\" class=\"elementor elementor-11058 elementor-9281\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-385bd88 elementor-section-full_width entete animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jws-row-grid-yes elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"385bd88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aaad1db\" data-id=\"7aaad1db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c2e69 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84c2e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1902\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acupuncturenancymongrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nancy-Mongrain-Acupuncture_Entete-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12051\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58abc990 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jws-row-grid-yes elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"58abc990\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1681a098\" data-id=\"1681a098\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf12c0 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"4cf12c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acupuncturenancymongrain.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412d0426 titres jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-jws_heading_content\" data-id=\"412d0426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jws_heading_content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"jws_heading layout1\" data-animations=\"fadeInRight\">\r\n                <div class=\"jws_heading_inner\">\r\n                    \r\n         \r\n  \r\n             <h2 class=\"heading-title\">\r\n           Article \u00ab Hot or Cold \u00bb          <\/h2>                \r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42405f titres jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-jws_heading_content\" data-id=\"b42405f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jws_heading_content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"jws_heading layout1\" data-animations=\"fadeInRight\">\r\n                <div class=\"jws_heading_inner\">\r\n                    \r\n         \r\n  \r\n             <h2 class=\"heading-title\">\r\n           Should I apply cold or warm packs? (part 1)          <\/h2>                \r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ac2edc jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64ac2edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783ed5ee titres jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783ed5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TCM often proves itself useful in places where we have already tried everything else. Its strength, more especially in terms of acupuncture, is differentiating \u201cCOLD PAIN\u201d and \u201cHOT PAIN\u201d. With that in mind, the logic is very simple: all you have to do is apply the opposite temperature in order to restore balance. Choosing whether to use warm or cold packs will depend on the type of pain (either \u201chot\u201d or \u201ccold\u201d), on how long you have been experiencing this pain and on the inflammation level.<\/p>\n<p>TCM associates blockage with pain, so it is important to activate the circulation of healing and nourishing fluids within the joints, muscles and organs.<\/p>\n<p>Since our body is 70% water, it reacts to temperature variations, exactly like how water will freeze in the freezer and then melt and return to a liquid state on the range. Consequently, it is imperative to correctly identify the very nature of the pain before using thermotherapy. To this end, compare your pain to the healthy contralateral limb or joint. Is it :<\/p>\n<p>a. Warmer or colder?<br \/>b. Darker or paler?<br \/>c. More swollen? (a sign of an undifferentiated inflammatory condition)<\/p>\n<p>Using the following chart, you will then be able to choose the correct thermotherapy. In doubt, your acupuncturist can help you.<\/p>\n<p>See the second part of this article as well as the table in this same &#8220;articles&#8217; section.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Mongrain | Licenced Acupuncturist<br \/>Membre de l&#8217;Ordre des Acupuncteurs du Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<p>Sources :<br \/>Giovanni Maciocia, La Pratique de la M\u00e9decine Chinoise.<br \/>The treatment of pain_Sun Peilin<br \/><a style=\"color: #92c528; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acupuncture-belgique.be\/2014\/12\/brisons-la-glace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.acupuncture-belgique.be\/2014\/12\/brisons-la-glace\/<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #92c528; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/garyreinl.com\/iced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/garyreinl.com\/iced.html<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #92c528; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psy-med.ca\/portfolio_page\/douleur-musculaire-faut-il-traiter-avec-du-chaud-ou-du-froid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.psy-med.ca\/portfolio_page\/douleur-musculaire-faut-il-traiter-avec-du-chaud-ou-du-froid\/<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #92c528; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tJwqxZcG9m4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tJwqxZcG9m4<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #92c528; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/oppq.qc.ca\/articles_blogue\/entorse-cheville-methode-rice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/oppq.qc.ca\/articles_blogue\/entorse-cheville-methode-rice\/<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a36741 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62a36741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b83149 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jws-row-grid-yes elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2b83149\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9296ebe\" data-id=\"9296ebe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3ee72 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c3ee72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b75fe2 titres jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-jws_heading_content\" data-id=\"7b75fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jws_heading_content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"jws_heading layout1\" data-animations=\"fadeInRight\">\r\n                <div class=\"jws_heading_inner\">\r\n                    \r\n         \r\n  \r\n             <h2 class=\"heading-title\">\r\n           Should I apply cold or warm packs? (part 2)          <\/h2>                \r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecdd8e jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ecdd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34153e8 titres jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34153e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have read the introduction and the quick-reference chart about \u201ccold pain\u201d and \u201cwarm pain\u201d, you might be curious to learn more about it, this time from the Western medicine perspective.<br \/>Since understanding is remembering, this second part will help you choose the appropriate therapy for your pain, especially for those times when you do not have access to the quick-reference chart.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>COLD PAIN (WITH OR WITHOUT INFLAMMATORY FACTORS)<br \/>Do you experience the same stiff pain when you wake up or after a long idle period? Were you exposed to continuous cold or wind? Is the sore area colder or paler than the healthy one? Cold, glacial winds and inactivity can cause muscle contracture, just like a river freezing in winter. That muscle will then crush its own vessels, which will stop the regular blood flow. Thus deprived of blood, the muscle will get colder, and the lack of glucose, oxygen and other nutrients will trigger a metabolic crisis (it is hungry!) This will cause neuromuscular dysfunctions and create muscular knots, also known as trigger points (http:\/\/www.triggerpoints.net\/). The weak blood flow will worsen the cold pain, thus establishing a vicious circle.<\/p>\n<p>If you would rather enter a virtuous circle, use warmth to relieve the pain (hot and wet towel, electric pillow, Magic Bag, hot-water bottle, etc.). This will relax the muscles pulling on your tendons and joints and reactivate the flow of restorative fluids. If you are still in pain after several days, hot needles and Moxa http:\/\/www.acupuncturetoday.com\/abc\/moxibustion.php will greatly help deactivate the dysfunctional motor nerves creating the muscular knots.<\/p>\n<p>In some rare cases, reactivating the blood flow after a chronic blockage can temporarily increase the pain. Your condition should, however, quickly improve. If not, it means there is an underlying warm inflammation, and you should not apply warmth on it. Contrary to popular belief, hot\/cold ointments do not replace warm packs.<\/p>\n<p>They become however useful by confusing the brain: thus incapable of knowing if the skin is warm or cold, it will trigger its pain-relief mechanisms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>WARM PAIN (AUTOMATICALLY INFLAMMATORY)<br \/>TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), just like physiotherapy, chiropractic and osteopathy, allows a very moderate use of cold packs to treat acute inflammations (red, warm, puffy) caused by traumas, contusions or heavy therapeutic manipulations. However, you should only use cold packs for 24 to 48 hours. Even though cold momentarily anaesthetize the pain, it also slows down the healing process, since it deprives the affected area from nutrients, and can create muscular contractions. I strongly recommend cold LASER therapy instead. It could greatly accelerate the healing process if used during the first 48 hours (please call or text me immediately).<\/p>\n<p>If the inflamed area is still abnormally warm and red, please contact your doctor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>COLD PAIN PREVALENCE (for Nordic countries)<br \/>My extensive experience working with injured workers and victims of car accidents in multidisciplinary clinics and private practice (where 40% of patients confirmed the prevalence of cold pain) tells me that warm pain is much rarer than we think. This is why I suggest using warm packs at least 90% of the time, since their short and long-term effect is more often than none the most beneficial. I have treated countless patients suffering from chronic pain caused by an overuse of cold packs. Their condition greatly improved once they switched to warm packs. When in doubt, your acupuncturist can help you clarify the situation.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude, here is priceless tip: never let pain become chronic. After three months, the pain signal insidiously settles in the limbic system, causing the unpleasant feeling to remain even though the injury has healed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact me.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Mongrain | Acupuncteure<br \/>Membre de l&#8217;Ordre des Acupuncteurs du Qu\u00e9bec<br \/>514-947-6565<br \/>Acupuncture Montr\u00e9al Centre-Ville<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b07b68 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b07b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82bbd26 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jws-row-grid-yes elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"82bbd26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25fd608\" data-id=\"25fd608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32e0e0 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a32e0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b6579 titres jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-jws_heading_content\" data-id=\"48b6579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jws_heading_content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"jws_heading layout1\" data-animations=\"fadeInRight\">\r\n                <div class=\"jws_heading_inner\">\r\n                    \r\n         \r\n  \r\n             <h2 class=\"heading-title\">\r\n           Chart Hot or Cold          <\/h2>                \r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1b212 jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f1b212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a203a jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a203a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acupuncturenancymongrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nancy-Mongrain-Acupuncture_Chart_Hot-Cold.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acupuncturenancymongrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nancy-Mongrain-Acupuncture_Chart_Hot-Cold.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11182\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160293f jws-row-grid-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"160293f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article \u00ab Hot or Cold \u00bb Should I apply cold or warm packs? 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