Body parts are often wracked complaints of pain are the neck, legs, and arms. In addition to medication and therapy, first aid can be done to compress. Of its kind, compress divided into two, namely the cold and warm compresses, which has the following benefits:
Warm Compresses
- Can be done by attaching a rubber bag filled with warm water or a towel that has been soaked in warm water, to the painful body part.
- There should be followed by movement exercises or massage.
- Physiological effects of a warm compress is the softening of fibrous tissue, making the body more relaxed muscles, reduce or eliminate pain, and facilitate the supply of blood flow.
Cold Compress
- The use is a bag of ice cubes (cold pack), could also be a towel dipped in cold water.
- Physiological effects are vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels) and a decrease in metabolic, help control bleeding and swelling due to trauma, reduce pain, and decrease the activity of nerve endings in the muscles.
Compress should be careful because it can cause skin tissue had necrosis (cell death). It is recommended to perform a cold compress no more than 30 minutes.
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