Ice Therapy

 Here is a great article from “Clinical edge” on ice therapy and when to apply it. Have a look! The take home message is:

1. Ice DOES NOT reduce swelling, but it does reduce pain which will help increase your function.
2. We need injured tissue to be below 10C for it to reduce pain.
3. Crushed ice will achieve our goal skin temperature within 5 minutes, however gel packs & frozen peas do not get the skin temperature lower than 13 degrees.
4. Goal temperature depends on the depth of tissue injury and type of ice therapy used. If fat or deep tissue injury allow longer than 5 mins to get temp down. (You me never get temp down.)
5. Best not to have any padding/bandaging for ice therapy. No skin damage has been recorded from direct ice therapy unless its >60 mins.
6. Check for ice allergy every few minutes.
7. See contra-indications & precautions!~

https://www.clinicaledge.co/blog/5-minute-physio-tip-crushing-the-myths-of-ice-application-is-ice-useful-for-acute-injuries-and-does-it-reduce-swelling