Relieving Symptoms of Gout

 

Question  Can you use heat or ice to relieve gout symtoms?
 
Answer 

The only study into this matter looked at ice as adjuvant therapy for acute gout and found that was beneficial for pain.  However, ice has not be evaluated against heat in a clinical trial.

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