Do you put cold (ice) or hot (heat pad) on an injured knee?  Damaged knee has swelling (ACL) over weekend.?
956267
Absolutly no heat.  No hurry to go to the Dr.  Not much we can do till swelling is controlled.  OTC anti-inflammatories for swelling and pain.  Sorry about the injury.
910378
RICE. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. I'm a gymnast and I have hurt myself PLENTY of times from not warming up or warming up wrong. First of all, rest it and try not to use it as much as possible, if at all. Secondly, ice it. Not too much though, or your skin will start to hurt, lol. I think the recomended was like 20 on ice 10 off but that always seemed a little too much for me. Third, wrap it up with an ace bandage even though it will feel weird, those things work wonders. Elevation can be held off though... Kinda hard to elevate that injury heh. When it starts to feel better, and you can move it again without pain, stretch it a couple times a day to keep it limber, but only for a week or so. Hope I helped some, and good luck healing!
919495
Ice and rest.  If you are sure it is just sprained just put ice on it for a while--15 min on/15 min off for the first 24 hrs.  rest your thumb by wearing a brace or splint (you can buy at drug store) for a few days.  Take tylenol or advil for any pain.  if the pain increases or it gets to the point where you think it is broken see a dr.
481583
RICE:  R=rest, I=ice, C=compression, E=elevation.  Basically, try not to move it, wrap it semi-tightly in an ace bandage, ice it for 15 min on, one hour off, and keep it elevated.  See a doctor ASAP to make sure there is no serious damage or fractures.
315164
RICE- Rest, Ice, Compression (tightish bandage) and Elevation- lift it up.\nSo ICE
981195
You can pull ANY muscle.  Try using Aleve or Advil for the pain, an external analgesic such as Icy Hot or Ben Gay would work, and alternate heat and ice.  20 minutes of heat followed by a 20 minute rest then 20 minutes of ice, etc.  Always make sure that neiother the heat or the ice is touching the skin directly as this can cause burns or frostbite.  Be sure to rest the area.  Good luck!!
700792
ICE..keep the ice on it for a while trust it works FAST
621961
The only way to know for sure if it's broken is to get it checked out with an x-ray.  In the meantime, you can use ice to ease the swelling and pain.
125615
Yes, and it hurts like hell! Just alternate heat and ice every 20 minutes, and it will help a lot. I did this by powerwalking. It takes a while to heal. My doctor put me in a walking boot so I could continue to walk. Just be patient!
1013058
same thing happened to me- i put handful of ice cubes in a sock and put it on the swollen areas until it was gone. only took about 2-3 hours. best way to do it is laying down (you could be watching tv) and just rest it on top of swollen part. good luck!
1098424
If you recently injured it is likely in an inflamed stated i.e. red, hot, swollen, and painful.  So the best way to handle that for the next few days is RICE (rest ice compression elevation) \nrest- take it easy respect pain and don’t do any thing that hurts it you can make it worse, but you should still be active because too little activity can cause your muscles to atrophy and cause more problems besides your knee will like the blood flow just be smart and slow\nIce - get an ice pack and use it for about 5-15/hour minutes whenever the pain goes away and you have a little bit of a numbing effect ice is a natural anti-inflammatory.\nCompression maybe an ace bandage around the knee NOT VERY TIGHT! You can wrap it while you ice to help limit swelling\nElevation when you ice or are just kicking back elevate your knee but that only works when you get the knee higher than your heart, elevating will help with swelling as well
920700
Well you need to see a doctor about it. I have had 5 knee surgeries and each time before surgery they tell me to put heat on for 20 minutes then ice for 20 minutes so you might try this and see if it helps and stay off it.\nGood Luck
430898
Use ice to cool it down and stop the bleeding. As long as it's inflamed it will bleed.
234262
yeah you're supposed to ice it to keep swelling down...And you may as well take some advil as well.  The problem that you want to avoid is trying to kill the pain when you've got a more serious issue and you should really be in the hospital.  You're call.
971296
dont pick at it... and put cold water on it.. it keeps the swelling down
806646
Ice first then warm.\nWhats happens when you Sprain your ankle is white blood cells (these fight infections) rush to the spot that was hurt.  You get such an inflow of these cells and that's why you get a swollen ankle.  The ice contracts the blood vessels around the area and slows the flow; therefore, helping the swollen staying down.  Then in about 24 hours you should, you apply a hot pack or heat.  This will dilate your vessels and allow the white blood cells to carry all the waste away, such as the dried up blood etc.  When you sprain something, you actually have small bleeding inside.  You don't have to have the cold on for 24 hours, just long enough where the swollen has stopped and pain has gone down.
137161
I have 2 slipped discs in my neck and was using a heating pad.  I found out that made it worse.  Now I use an ice pack.  It takes the swelling down around the nerves and helps with the pain.  Just remember not to leave it on very long.