Recovery Tip: Homemade Heat Compress

From time to time aches and pains will pop up whether they be from training, sport or other daily activities. Many times one of the remedies we turn to is a cold compress to reduce swelling and numb pain. Most of us have either an ice pack or just plain old ice we can put in a ziploc bag to accomplish that. Other times the remedy will call for a heat compress and you are less likely to have one of these handy around the house but you probably have what you need to make a homemade heat compress in a few easy steps.

1. Find a mismatched sock in your sock draw (everyone has one of these somewhere.)

2. Fill the sock with 1-2 cups of rice. (add a spice such as cinnamon or mint for an aroma-therapeutic effect.)

3. Pop the sock in the microwave for about 1 minute and apply to the area that needs heat