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Old 11-07-2012, 02:41 PM
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It would be much easier to just use an ice pack on the neck. A cold shower will increase pulse and likely BP in the beginning. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is likely due to inflammation in the brain stem thus the value of icing the upper neck.
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