Heat Therapy

Heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, is the application of heat to the body for pain relief and health. Heat therapy involves exposing part or all of the body to high temperatures. Heat can be used in different forms to help relieve joint or muscle pain due to arthritis, injury, or inflammation. Heat therapy can be used for the treatment of headaches and migraines.

Heat may work by improving circulation and relaxing muscles. Heat therapy is most commonly used for rehabilitation purposes. The increased blood flow to the affected area provides proteins, nutrients, and oxygen for better healing.

Average Result

3.5

141 Results

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Healed

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Results of Recent Makoplasty

I had a Makoplasty in October of 2009 to insert a prosthesis in my medial compartment. I'm 3 months out and had to have a scope done Jan. 19th, just 4 days ago, because I had locking, pain, and muscle spasms. My doctor found a loose piece of cement in my knee joint, which he removed along with 3 other ...

Healed

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Lower Back Pain

I had severe lower back pain after slipping on a patch of ice. I fell on what I called by tail bone. The initial pain that I had was in my lower back. After a few days I started to have pain shooting down my left leg. I also started to have muscle spasms in my lower and upper back. ...

No change

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Lower back... really low in the back. Ok -- truth told it is a pain in the butt.

Seriously, everyone called it lower back pain and until my MRI showed clear they called it sciatica. Even my PT -- but come on let's face it the pain in really a tad lower than what I would call my back. It took a long time to get professionals to understand though my lower lumbar was uncomfortable it was really ...

Heat Therapy is Used For These Conditions

Area	Condition	Average Result	Healed	Helped a Lot	Helped a Little	No Change	Made Worse
	All Conditions (average)	3.5 (141)	28	39	50	19	5
Arm	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	5.0 (1)	1
Arm	Compound Fracture	4.0 (1)		1
Arm	Elbow Pain	3.5 (2)		1	1
Arm	Elbow Tendinitis	2.0 (2)				2
Back General	Pain	4.0 (1)		1
Back General	Osteoarthritis - Degenerative Disc Disease	4.0 (1)		1
Back General	Muscle Spasm	3.0 (1)			1
Back General	Spina Biffida/ Scoliosis	3.0 (2)			2
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Piriformis Syndrome	4.5 (2)	1	1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Pinched Nerve	4.0 (3)	2			1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Osteoarthritis - Degenerative Disc Disease	3.7 (6)		4	2
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Pain	3.5 (10)	2	3	4		1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Sacroiliac Joint	3.5 (2)		1	1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Herniated Disk	3.4 (14)	2	5	5	1	1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Sciatica	3.0 (6)		2	2	2
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Scar Tissue	3.0 (1)			1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Coccyx Area Pain	2.5 (2)			1	1
Back Mid (Thoracic)	Pain	4.0 (1)		1
Back Mid (Thoracic)	Herniated Disk	3.0 (2)			2
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Trapezius Spasm	5.0 (1)	1
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Pain	4.8 (4)	3	1
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Osteoarthritis - Degenerative disc disease	4.5 (2)	1	1
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Herniated Disc in Neck	3.5 (2)	1			1
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Muscle Strain	3.0 (1)			1
General	Extremely Low or No Flexibility in Joints	4.0 (1)		1
General	Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD)	4.0 (1)		1
General	Fibromyalgia	2.5 (2)			1	1
Head	Chronic Headache	3.0 (2)			2
Hip	Arthritis	4.0 (1)		1
Hip	Pain	3.8 (5)	2		3
Hip	Ischial Tuberosity Syndrome	3.0 (2)			2
Hip	Osteoarthritis	3.0 (1)			1
Hip	Bursitis	2.8 (4)		1	1	2
Hip	Labral Tear	2.0 (3)				3
Internal	Hemophilia	5.0 (1)	1
Knee	Articular Cartilage Damage	5.0 (1)	1
Knee	Lack of Meniscus in Medial Compartment	5.0 (1)	1
Knee	Bursitis	5.0 (1)	1
Knee	Tendinitus	4.3 (3)	2		1
Knee	Normal Cartilage Wear	4.0 (1)		1
Knee	Pain	3.7 (10)	2	4	3	1
Knee	Anterior Cruciate Ligament Damage (ACL)	3.5 (2)		1	1
Knee	Lateral Meniscus Tear	3.0 (1)			1
Knee	Osteoarthritis	3.0 (3)			3
Knee	Fractured Kneecap	3.0 (1)			1
Knee	Medial Meniscus Tear	3.0 (1)			1
Knee	Meniscus Knee Injury	2.7 (3)		1	1		1
Knee	Plica Syndrome	2.0 (1)				1
Leg	Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome	5.0 (1)	1
Leg	Hamstring Strain	3.0 (1)			1
Neurological	Ramsay Hunt Syndrome	4.0 (1)		1
Shoulder	Dislocation	5.0 (1)	1
Shoulder	Arthritis With Impingement	5.0 (1)	1
Shoulder	Rotator Cuff Injury	3.5 (2)		1	1
Shoulder	Bone Spurs	3.5 (2)		1	1
Shoulder	Broken Clavicle	3.0 (2)	1				1
Shoulder	Pain	2.8 (6)		2	1	3
Shoulder	Tendinitis	2.0 (2)			1		1

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