Would applying a medicinal wine compress with heat produce better results?

In general, hot compress with medicinal liquor may be more effective in some cases, but less effective in others. Patients are advised to follow medical instructions for symptomatic treatment. Specific analysis is as follows:

1. More effective

If low back and leg pain is caused by lumbar disc herniation, a hot compress with medicinal liquor may be more effective. In such cases, the hot compress can promote blood circulation, relax tendons, unblock meridians, dispel wind and cold, improve local blood flow to some extent, reduce pressure within the spinal canal, alleviate nerve root swelling, help eliminate local inflammatory factors, and thereby relieve pain caused by lumbar disc herniation.

2. Less effective

If the injury is a common sprain due to physical activity, using a hot compress with medicinal liquor may worsen the sprain; instead, a cold compress with medicinal liquor should be used to reduce swelling. For severe sprains with obvious swelling, patients should follow medical advice to apply blood-activating and stasis-resolving ointments or medicinal liquor via local cold compress. This helps promote local blood circulation, unblock tendons, remove blood stasis, and repair damaged joints and soft tissues.

If patients experience any discomfort, they should seek timely medical attention at a hospital to avoid delaying treatment.