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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 62
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 62
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Ice vs Heat ??
Hello everyone,
I have experienced the Ice/Heat dilemma and after trial and error I have determined this routine helps me. Both my Ortho and PM doc said that I would have to find the happy medium between Ice/Heat.
Knee (where original injury is located) will get so hot and on fire that it turns red and will swell. I have to put Ice wrap on this area but can only stand it for about 10min max. Ice does send my PES Area, which is where the main nerve damage is, into chaos because it is so close to my knee/meniscus injury but I have to get relief to my knee. So I just deal with it!
Foot/Lower leg where RSD runs wild, limb will get so frozen that I have to put heating pad on it to ease the intense cold burning. Toes turn purple and go numb and leg gets the usual molten color. It is uncomfortable at first but does help get body temp up in this area to take the edge off the pain.
Hip and lower back where RSD is starting to rear its ugly head; I need heat to warm that area to stop the burning needle sensation. I learned early on NO Ice on my sciatica area. That wakes the monster in my entire leg. I have a small back massager that has heat which I position at my lower back and it helps a lot.
For my migraines triggered by the pain, I use Ice on my head to keep it from exploding.
Just thoughts I would share my experiences on this subject. I hope everyone can find some form of relief and comfort. 
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AJ
** W/C injury...Diagnosed with CRPS w/ nerve damage in Apr '09, after a long 2 ½ yr battle with a knee injury. RSD has now spread to entire body.
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