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In brief: Sciatic pain. Yes. Ice is an excellent anti-inflammatory option. Try alternating moist heat to relax muscles and ice to reduce swelling. Physical therapy and stretching exercises are important additions to reduce the pain and prevent recurrence of the pain.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. Taking an ice bath will decrease your heart rate. I don't think it's because of the constriction (or narrowing) of your blood vessels because it's only the peripheral vessels that do. The ones that bring blood to important body organs like the brain and heart don't.hen you take an ice bath your hearth rate will initially increase due to the shock to your body but afterwords will go down. That is partially because blood vessels shrink causing the blood pressure to go up.