my father has tennis elbow and golfers elbow. his orthopedic doctor said to use either hot or cold what ever felt better.
The heat feels good, I hate the cold!
Jeff got me a heated thru the microwave heating

pad that wraps around your neck.

I love it!
My neck is better today. amazing how quickly it improved in one day. Yesterday it was very hard to lift my head off the pillow and today I was able to get up as normal with out pain.
Sorry to blather about my neck but I am getting better quicker this time around.
bizi