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Can you Ice for 20 min. and right after that heat for 20 min? My brother has a shoulder injury from gymnasics. He was on high bar and it was a strap bar so he doesn’t fall and he fell the other way. Sort of hard to explain, his arms/shoulders were basically bent really far backwards. We’re going to the hospital in a couple of days but ’till then I need to know.

So anyways, my mom and I are having an arguement and she told him to ice then heal, and i told him just to ice for 20min then off for 20 min, ice for 20 min, etc. Can you PLLZZZ help!!!

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    9 10

    Hi,

    If it is a recent injury and still in the acute phase then ice is usually recommended. You cant really go wrong with ice at 15 minutes a time as long as it is not directly next to the skin.

    Applying heat at the wrong time can increase bleeding, inflammation and swelling.

    Take the advice of the people at the hospital.

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    9 10

    Sorry, i messed up in my previous post. I meant.. my mom told him to ice for 20 min. and then heat

    so which one should he do

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