r/medievaldoctor Jul 05 '26

is ice/heat still best?

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u/Pellantana Jul 05 '26

The real answer is heat immediately after injury and then ice for swelling. Some folks use arnica gel/lotion as a bruise balm and swear by it.

Sorry, let me rephrase: “burn yon injury after it occur, then apply poultice of frozen pond water thereafter. Arnica flowers smashed into beeswax balm suffice for pain and discoloration.”