Dr. Lydia Gray answers horse health questions at HorseChannel.com: Ask the Vet. In this Q&A article, she explains the difference between hot and cold therapy and under what circumstances each should be used.
Source: HorseChannel.com, January 10, 2017.
In a nutshell, cold is for early stages of injury while heat is for the final states of healing. Each in their own way, heat therapy and cold therapy limit tissue damage and improve or hasten healing, with the goal of restoring the affected area to full function.
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