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It is critically important to apply ice and compression immediately after an injury. Studies show that recovery from an injury is directly related to how soon ice and compression are applied. More Ice Therapy facts »
Clinical Information
The combination of Ice + Compression is clinically proven to reduce recovery time from sprains, strains and other common sports-related injuries.
How Ice Right Works
When the Ice Right wrap is applied to an injury, such as a strain or sprain, the combination of ice and compression rapidly cools the injured area. This effective combination not only relieves pain but also helps to prevent secondary swelling of already damaged tissue. This secondary swelling is the primary cause of extended recovery times.
Ice Right is useful for the treatment of many non-acute injuries such as shin splints, tennis elbow and other chronic or recurring injuries. Check with your doctor to see if ice and compression are an appropriate treatment for your injury before using Ice Right.
Why Ice + Compression Works
When you are injured your body responds by sending specific agents to the site of the injury. These agents immediately begin to repair and remove damaged tissue, which causes the secondary and excessive swelling common to sprained ankles and other similar injuries. If the injured area is allowed to swell without treatment, recovery cannot begin until the swelling has abated, a process that can take days.
When ice and compression are applied following an injury the body’s response to the injury can be controlled, and the most effective path to recovery can begin.
Clinical Research And Cold Therapy
Numerous clinical studies have shown that ice and compression are the preferred method of treating tissue damage. It is almost universally accepted that RICES is the best method of treating acute sports injuries. Doctors and researchers cannot explain the exact reasons, but studies have shown that ice and compression together significantly reduce recovery time for many types of sports injuries.
The bibliography at the end of this page provides a good starting place for additional research into injury treatment through cryotherapy.
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Bibliography
For Cryotherapy
Note: There exists a very large body of research that proves the effectiveness of the RICES protocol. This is a very small sample of the literature available.
Anderson, M.K. & Hall, S.J. (1995). Sports Injury Management. Media, PA: Williams & Wilkins.
Dyment PG. Initial management of minor acute soft-tissue injuries. Pediatric Annual. 1988.
Halvorson GA. Therapeutic heat and cold for athletic injuries. Physicians Sportsmedicine. May 1990. 18:87-94.
Kannus, Pekka. March 2000. The Physician And Sportsmedicine.
Knight, Kenneth L. 1995. Cryotherapy in Sport Injury Management. Human Kinetics Publishing. Recommended reading for those interested in the hows and whys of cryotherapy.
For Shin Splints
Clanton, T.O. and Solcher, B.W. 1994. Chronic leg pain in the athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 13, (4), pp. 743-759.
Gerow, G., Matthews, B., Jahn, W. and Gerow, R. 1993. Compartment syndrome and shin splints of the lower leg. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 16, (4), pp. 245-252.
Michael RH, Holder LE: The soleus syndrome: a cause of medial tibial stress (shin splints). Am J Sports Med 1985;13(2):87-94.