{"id":2807,"date":"2018-05-04T11:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T15:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expresschiropracticfrisco.com\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2018-05-04T11:02:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T15:02:29","slug":"cold-therapy-ice-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expresschiropracticfrisco.com\/cold-therapy-ice-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Therapy (Ice) Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Most times when you have an injury you have an increase in swelling and inflammation in a specific region.\u00a0 Ice helps to reduce<\/em> swelling and inflammation which will help to facilitate healing.<\/p>\n Ice helps to constrict<\/em> (closes down) blood vessels which allows the body to pump excess fluid out of an area.\u00a0 Heat, on the other hand, dilates\u00a0<\/em>(opens up) the blood vessels which brings more fluid in.<\/p>\n In the age-long heat versus ice debate, I have always been a fan of ice.\u00a0 If you know me by now I always recommend ice and rarely heat for your injuries.\u00a0 One of the main reasons is that what do you see most professional athletes do after each game?\u00a0 Most of the time they have a bag of ice on an area or they are heading into an ice bath.\u00a0 I figure if they are worth millions of dollars and are using cold therapy then we probably should too!<\/p>\nDirections for using ice<\/h4>\n
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