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Heat or Cold for Pain Relief? A Physiotherapist’s Guide

Pain affecting millions of people worldwide. According to Statistics Canada’s 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey, approximately 7.6 million Canadians aged 15 and older (about 1 in 4 Canadians) reported experiencing chronic pain. This represents 23.9% of the population. A more recent study published in the journal Pain Reports in 2021 found that the prevalence of […]