What is hot compress

Physical and mental health cannot be separated from daily health care. So do you know what role hot towel compress plays in daily life? In fact, hot towel compress is occasionally used in daily life. Basically, the most common method we hear is to use hot towel to compress the eyes, which can eliminate the problem of eye fatigue and swelling. In addition to these, what other uses does hot towel compress have? Next, I will introduce it.

The common health care methods of hot towel compress are as follows:

Treatment for stiff neck: For mild stiff neck, apply a hot towel to the affected area and do neck exercises. Slowly bend your head forward and gently turn it forward, backward, left and right.

Prevent deafness: Applying a towel on the ears or gently rubbing them can improve blood circulation in the ears and prevent functional deafness caused by ischemia.

Traumatic injuries: Do not apply hot compresses during the stress period of sports injuries. However, 2 to 3 days after the injury, if there is no bleeding or swelling, you can use a hot towel to apply heat to relieve the symptoms.

Improve dizziness: Place a hot towel on the back of the head for a few minutes at a time. This can stimulate the acupoints at the back of the head, improve dizziness symptoms in some patients, and also improve reaction and thinking abilities.

Relieve visual fatigue: Using hot compress with a towel can promote blood circulation around the eyes, reduce eye fatigue, partially relieve the symptoms of dry eyes, and also have the effect of improving eyesight and strengthening the brain.

Prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis: Early symptoms of cervical spondylosis, such as stiff and sore neck or mild pain after catching a cold, can be treated with hot compresses with a towel to improve symptoms, promote blood circulation, relieve muscle spasms, and prevent cervical spondylosis.

Relieve buttocks pain: If buttocks muscle stiffness is accompanied by slight dull pain, soreness and swelling, you can lie flat and use a hot towel to apply to the painful area to relieve the symptoms.

Nodules caused by injections: Gently apply hot compresses to the nodule area for 30 minutes each time, rubbing at the same time to promote blood circulation in the nodule area and accelerate the absorption of the medicine.

Relieve chronic lumbar pain: Use hot compress with a towel to relieve lumbar pain, which can relieve local symptoms. If the condition is serious, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Treatment of dysmenorrhea or abdominal pain caused by cold: Women with dysmenorrhea or abdominal pain caused by cold can use hot compresses with towels, which can help dissolve blood stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain.

However, it should be noted that hot compresses are not suitable for some acute diseases or fever syndromes. When blisters or damage form on the injured part, forming an "open wound", it is not suitable to apply hot compress with a towel; when there is still bleeding and swelling in the acute stage of sprain, hot compress is not suitable. Wait until the bleeding stops and the swelling subsides for 48 hours before applying hot compress;

In addition, the editor reminds that some diseases are not suitable for hot compresses. For example, hot compresses are contraindicated for undiagnosed acute abdominal pain and conjunctivitis, and facial inflammatory infections, so as to avoid local vascular dilation during hot compresses, bacteria and toxins entering the brain through the blood, causing serious consequences such as sepsis and meningitis. Hot compresses are also contraindicated when suffering from skin eczema or suspected internal bleeding, as they may aggravate the condition and bleeding.