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Barrelhorsehelp1 Reg. Jan 2014	Posted 2017-06-03 10:28 AM Subject: Heat vs Ice
	When would you use one or the other or both? What kind of injuries? Fractures, suspensory, abscess, sprains? Etc I have a fracture on my hands and it's been totally fine until yesterday when the swelling started. He is on stall rest and I can't find any research or threads about ice or heat for fractures?
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SKM Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2017-06-03 10:48 AM Subject: RE: Heat vs Ice
Saint Stacey	Best rule of thumb for any injury is cold for the first 48 hours. After that you usually switch to heat. You do need to be careful with tendon and ligament injuries though. Using heat too soon can cause a lot of problems. When in doubt, go with cold. As for fractures, I have no idea other than keeping the horse from moving. What exactly is fractured?
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Barrelhorsehelp1 Reg. Jan 2014	Posted 2017-06-03 10:55 AM Subject: RE: Heat vs Ice
	Hairline fracture to pastern bone. It's a 4-8 week lay up but vet has me on stall rest till Monday so we can get better x rays.. he's been on stall rest for almost a week and the swelling started yesterday morning. I had a session of leader therapy this morning which took all the swelling out 'for now' but it is SOOO hot, I know the swelling will be back just wasn't sure should I sweat it out or ice it
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BarrelRacing4Christ Reg. Sep 2010	Posted 2017-06-03 1:21 PM Subject: RE: Heat vs Ice
Ms. Marine Posts: 4627 Location: Texas	Generally if there is swelling you'd want to ice it.
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ThreeCorners Reg. Nov 2003	Posted 2017-06-03 3:53 PM Subject: RE: Heat vs Ice
Tried and True Posts: 21185 Location: Where I am happiest	Rule of thumb for non discript swelling or older injuries is "If it's cold heat it up. If it's hot cool it down".
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MidWest1452 Reg. May 2013	Posted 2017-06-03 4:12 PM Subject: RE: Heat vs Ice
Extreme Veteran Posts: 595 Location: North Dakota	ThreeCorners - 2017-06-03 3:53 PM Rule of thumb for non discript swelling or older injuries is "If it's cold heat it up. If it's hot cool it down". This!
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