Many people suffer from the discomfort from osteoarthritis. Moist heat therapy, which penetrates more deeply, can help relieve the pain and stiffness of arthritis. Once the body warmer is heated by the microwave, the warmer will give off a feeling of wet-like-dampness, this is what you want. Moist heat therapy is based on the idea that heat raises your pain threshold. That means that it takes more pain before you feel the same level of discomfort. Heat also relaxes muscles, and tense muscles are a common cause of pain. One of the best thing about heat therapy is that you can do it yourself, you don't necessarily need professional treatments.
This page was last updated: February 20, 2012
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