11. Contrast Therapy
Or you can take this entire concept one step further by using what is known as ‘contrast therapy’. Here, you are going to use a combination of cold and warm in order to try and stimulate even more blood flow to the area and to maximize the healing processes of the body. This typically involves taking a shower and alternating between warm and cold.
By doing this, you will not only be able to get the benefits of both cold and warm exposure, but you will also be able to ‘pump’ the blood around the body to the affected area. Specifically, by alternating between warm and cool, you cause vasoconstriction and dilation: the widening and shrinking of the veins and arteries. This, in turn, causes the blood to start traveling to the affected area even more quickly.