Back problems :(

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I should qualify the heat thing.....Once the source of the pain is located (the vertabrae that are out of line, pinched nerve, whatever) don't put heat on that spot. It can still be used on other 'tight' spots, but not the specific origin. That's what my chiro told me. I would still sleep with a heat pad wrapped around my arm as that was a great area of pain, but not the source of the pain, if that makes sense. He told me I could alternate on the actual site if I wanted but was better off to just use cold on that specific area where the problem was originating. The little gun thing he uses apparently alters the electrical charge....didn't really understand, but it worked really, really well. If physio can provide that as well as the little pads, excellent, ask for it.