Hello friends
here are many variations in the types of cryotherapy and thermotherapy that can be used in hot/cold therapy. Possible combinations include:

• Ice pack/hydrocollator
• Cold whirlpool/warm whirlpool
• Ice immersion/warm bath
• Frozen peas/microwave heat pack
• Ice pack/jacuzzi

Care must be taken not to use temperatures that exceed 100 degrees for the heat portion of the treatments. The thermo therapy does not have to be too hot to be effective when used in combination with a cold therapy.
Hot/cold therapy can be performed once or twice a day beginning on the third day post-injury or when the swelling has stabilized. This therapy can be continued as long as necessary until the swelling is gone.