When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations.

But the easiest and quickest way to get relief at home is with hot and cold therapy. Heat therapy promotes relief. When you apply heat to your sore joints or muscles, it expands your blood vessels.

A spell of dangerously cold weather is creeping through the area this weekend that will drop high temperatures below zero ...