Injection Pain Relief Home Remedies are often searched for online, and being a dermatologist I am asked very frequently how to treat these local skin reactions, whether this concerns injecting testosterone for a TRT protocol, vaccinations in babies …
Injection Pain Relief Home Remedies are often searched for online, and being a dermatologist I am asked very frequently how to treat these local skin reactions, whether this concerns injecting testosterone for a TRT protocol, vaccinations in babies and young children, or injection biological drugs for inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, or psoriasis.
In this video I will answer the question: do we have to apply cold or heat?
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First, when we’re talking local reactions to injections, we are not considering infectious complications (that will need antibiotics as a treatment), but either acute or delayed inflammatory local reactions. These local responses can be acute/immediate or delayed, or both. The mechanisms are also variable and often vary with the substance in the injection. All of these reactions are self-limited and are generally treated with cold or warm compresses, symptomatic treatment with antihistamines if itching, and corticosteroid topically to reduce warmth, erythema and tenderness, particularly if the reaction progressed over several days. I do not generally suggest oral corticosteroids, although this may be of some benefit. I sometimes suggest oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy as well.
But, the question remains: do we need to apply cold or heat in the treatment of local injection reactions? Ice versus heat: it’s an age-old question.
How do you know when to use ice and when to use heat on a painful skin reaction?
Well, let me present you the facts, and then you can draw your own conclusion.
Heat:
Brings more blood to the area where it is applied.
Reduces joint stiffness and muscle spasm, which makes it useful when muscles are tight.
Should NOT be used for the first 48 hours after an injury.
Cold:
Eases pain by numbing the affected area.
Reduces swelling and inflammation.
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