The effect of hot compress towel or hot water bottle should be decided according to the actual situation, because the advantages and disadvantages of the two are different, and there is not much difference in some simple physical therapy.

In terms of temperature storage time, hot water bottle hot compress is better than towel hot compress, and towel has a short temperature storage time and needs to be replaced many times.

As far as the effect of hot compress is concerned, towel hot compress does not store as much heat as hot water bottle, but it contains certain humidity, which can better accelerate metabolism and has no risk of scalding the skin. But if the towel is not wrung dry, it is easy to catch a cold and catch cold.

Wet hot compress with towel is often used to relieve inflammation and pain, reduce swelling and remove blood stasis, relieve local spasm, accelerate local blood circulation and accelerate exudate absorption.

Hot water bottle hot compress is often used for dysmenorrhea, wind-cold abdominal pain, lumbago and leg pain. It has a good analgesic and warm-keeping effect.