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Ice an Injury - The Correct Way

June 14th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

We are going to talk about how to ice and injury the correct way. There are some things that are a must to do if you are going to use ice when you get injured. Using ice is an important part of the acute treatment process. So lets find out what is the right way to do this.

How hard is this to do? This is an easy proceedure to perform. How long should you ice an injury? 15 - 20 minutes max.

If you get injured, you want to get the ice on the injury as soon as possible. It is most effective immediately following when you get injured. After around 48 hours the effects of icing will be significantly less effective.

What to do when you Ice an Injury

Massage the Ice In “Ice Massage
You need to apply the ice directly to the injury. You don’t want to let it sit in one spot. Move the ice very frequently.

Elevate the injury if possible
If you want to really reduce the swelling you need to keep the injured part of the body, elevated above the heart.

Keep your Eye on the Clock
NEVER Ice for longer than 15-20 minutes at a time. You will do more damage to the tissues if you ice longer than the above. You could get frostbite, by icing for too long.

Give Yourself Some Time
The injured area need to be allowed to warm up for around 45 minutes to one hour before you begin icing again.

If Needed Repeat
If you need to repeat the icing, that is fine. You can ice as often as you like as long as the area is warm to the touch. You must also have normal sensation to the area before you repeat the icing.

Icing Tips

Traditional Ice Option #1
Get some ice cubes or crushed ice and put them in a ziplock bag. Then add some water to the bag as to allow the bag to conform to your body or the injured area.

Best Optiion #2
Have some paper cups filled with water in the freezer. Then just peel the cup away and you have a nice round ice cube that you can hold. Massage the ice-cup over the injury in a circular motion allowing the ice to melt away.

Grocery Store Option #3
Get a bag of frozen peas or corn for your favorite grocery store. This will allow you to have a reuseable treatment method that you can also eat if you need to. Two uses for the price of one.

There are some ideas for you on how to use ice for your treatment. The correct way, so you don’t injure yourself any more than necessary.

We would also recommend trying OxyFLEX. This is also a great topical pain reliever that works very well. Many people have had wonderful results using this product. Read about the product on the product reviews listed at the top of the site or just click right here for more information on OxyFLEX.