“Ice versus heat? It’s a very common question I get in my office. Ice is for acute injuries. So if you injure yourself, within 48 hours and have swelling, ice is very effective. When you ice a joint or muscle, it should be 20 minutes of ice followed by 20 minutes of rest. Heat, on the other hand, is more for a chronic injury. You never want to heat an inflamed joint. If you heat an inflamed joint, it could actually make it worse. Heat actually helps to promote healing for chronic injury and trigger points.”
Make an appointment with Jonathan Gordon, MD
Jonathan Gordon, MD, is a board certified orthopedist, specializing in sports medicine and foot and ankle surgery, at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Trained in Philadelphia and New York, he is certified by the American College of Orthopedics. He was awarded his medical degree from Drexel University, where he completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery, and completed his fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Gordon serves as the Medical Consultant for the NBA Milwaukee Bucks and a consulting physician for the New York Police Department and the Fire Department of New York. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, he served as an Orthopedic Consultant for the U.S. Figure Skating Association, American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, World Boxing Association, and the University of Connecticut Men’s basketball team. His research includes examinations of lower extremity trauma and the biomechanics of the ankle. He has a particular interest in arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery of the knee, shoulder, foot and ankle.