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Can A Heating Pad Be Used To Manage Swelling On The Foot?
had a microdiskectomy on my L5-S1 1 month ago. 5 days after - swelling in R foot & went for an ultrasound to rule out a blood clot. Ultrasound tech confirmed a venous non-compressible thrombosis involving mid-distal posterior tibial DVT. Doctor said using a heating pad on it would be ok. I m not so sure. What do you think?
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
Hi,
You can apply heating pad for symptomatic relief. Of symptoms are severe you can consider throbolysis using heparin after discussing with your physician.
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You can apply heating pad for symptomatic relief. Of symptoms are severe you can consider throbolysis using heparin after discussing with your physician.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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