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Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries

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Proper screening and precautions are essential, especially with prolonged exposure or specific applications like ice massage or cold packs. 8,19-21) Mechanism of Action and Benefits of Heat Therapy Heat therapy is particularly useful in managing chronic or subacute musculoskeletal pain. 2015 Jan 2;127(1):57-65.

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A Bizarre Case of Mouth Pain (Member Post) [15m]

PainScience

Today I have a story for you from my own experience with a strange and nasty mouth pain and its surprisingly obvious explanation and the easy solution. Strange, nasty pains arent normally so tractable! It is of particular interest to massage therapists, and to anyone who has ever had a strange and nasty pain.

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Massage therapy for fibromyalgia (Member Post) [10m]

PainScience

People with fibromyalgia hurt all over for no known reason: widespread chronic pain. Massage therapists stand little chance of actually changing the course of this strange disease, but they can deliver some soothing symptom relief and that might be a bigger deal than soothing sounds like. Seriously, ChatGPT? it gave me this.

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