Heat Therapy
Therapeutic Heat as Part of Your Injury Recovery
Heat therapy uses controlled warmth as a therapeutic modality. At Chambers Medical Group, therapeutic heat may be incorporated into an individualized treatment plan to help relax muscles, support mobility and prepare tissues for rehabilitation when appropriate.
Schedule an AppointmentWhy Heat Therapy May Be Used
What Is Heat Therapy?
Heat therapy is the therapeutic application of warmth to an area of the body. It may be used during musculoskeletal care to help relax muscles, increase local blood flow and improve tissue flexibility.
Following an automobile accident, your Chambers Medical Group provider will evaluate your condition and determine whether heat therapy, cold therapy or another therapeutic approach is appropriate for your stage of recovery.
How Heat Therapy May Support Treatment
Muscle Relaxation
Therapeutic warmth may help relax tight muscles and reduce muscle stiffness.
Mobility
Heat may help improve tissue flexibility and make movement more comfortable for some patients.
Circulation
Local heat can increase blood flow to the treated area as part of therapeutic care.
Stiffness
Heat therapy may be incorporated into care when muscle or joint stiffness affects comfortable movement.
Rehabilitation Preparation
Therapeutic heat may be used before stretching, movement or rehabilitative exercise when appropriate.
Individualized Treatment
Your provider determines whether heat therapy is appropriate based on your injuries, symptoms and stage of recovery.
Heat Therapy & Auto Injury Care
- Muscle tightness and stiffness
- Neck and back discomfort
- Muscle strains
- Restricted mobility
- Soft-tissue discomfort
- Rehabilitation following musculoskeletal injury
Timing Matters
Heat therapy is not appropriate for every injury or every stage of recovery. Your Chambers Medical Group provider determines when therapeutic heat may be beneficial and when another approach may be more appropriate.
Your Treatment at Chambers
Evaluation
Your provider evaluates your injuries, symptoms and current stage of recovery.
Treatment
If appropriate, therapeutic heat may be incorporated into your individualized treatment program.
Rehabilitation
Heat therapy may be combined with movement, stretching or rehabilitative exercise as your recovery progresses.
Treatment That Evolves With Your Recovery
Recovery after an automobile accident can change over time. Treatment that may be appropriate shortly after an injury may differ from the therapies used later during rehabilitation.
At Chambers Medical Group, medical doctors, chiropractic physicians and rehabilitation professionals work within the same medical group to provide coordinated care based on your individual condition and progress.
Ready to Start Your Recovery?
Schedule an evaluation with Chambers Medical Group. Our team can assess your injuries and determine which treatment and rehabilitation options may be appropriate for you.
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