Hello, hot compress is a kind of physical therapy. Generally, hot towels, warm water bags and warm bags (wrapping with towels first can help absorb sweat and reduce the chance of burns) can be directly applied to the affected area, two or three times a day, each time 15 to 20 minutes.

Hot compress therapy plays an important role in the treatment of soft tissue injury diseases. Hot compress therapy has the functions of dilating blood vessels, improving local blood circulation and promoting local metabolism, which is beneficial to the recovery of diseases. Hot compress itself can also relieve muscle spasm, promote the absorption of inflammation and blood stasis, and drug hot compress can also locally absorb drugs, thus achieving the purpose of direct treatment and making the treatment more direct and effective.

Hot compress therapy is suitable for all kinds of closed injuries. The heat source can be hot towel, hot water bottle, therapeutic instrument with heating function and hot compress medicine such as Hantongle. Traditional Chinese medicine hot compress method combines the dual functions of medicine and hot compress, and has obvious curative effect. It is a commonly used hyperthermia method in clinic.

External application with damp-heat towel (sometimes with medicine) can stimulate local blood circulation.