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7 questions · 7 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 6 · 85.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Application of heat vs application of cold

Adverse events due to treatment Minor adverse events, reported in studies as: exacerbation in pain after treatment; burn as a result of hot‐water immersion, or transient erythema, or adverse effects due to application of ice · people stung accidentally by bluebottle jellyfish (Physalia) and box jellyfish that do not cause Irukandji syndrome (Hawaiian box…

It is very uncertain whether application of heat changes adverse events due to treatment Minor adverse events, reported in… compared with application of cold (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review