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 AppointmentHeat 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.
Therapeutic warmth may help relax tight muscles and reduce muscle stiffness.
Heat may help improve tissue flexibility and make movement more comfortable for some patients.
Local heat can increase blood flow to the treated area as part of therapeutic care.
Heat therapy may be incorporated into care when muscle or joint stiffness affects comfortable movement.
Therapeutic heat may be used before stretching, movement or rehabilitative exercise when appropriate.
Your provider determines whether heat therapy is appropriate based on your injuries, symptoms and stage of recovery.
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 provider evaluates your injuries, symptoms and current stage of recovery.
If appropriate, therapeutic heat may be incorporated into your individualized treatment program.
Heat therapy may be combined with movement, stretching or rehabilitative exercise as your recovery progresses.
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.
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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