Cold One® Shoulder Ice Wrap

The Cold One® shoulder ice compression wrap is the "Gold Standard" for superior icing and compression of an injured shoulder such as torn rotator cuff.

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Calf Muscle Strains & Sprains

An injured calf muscle: sudden pain, bruising, and popping sound in the lower leg.

An injured calf muscle is usually a tear occurring when part of the gastrocnemius or soleus (muscles of the lower leg) is pulled from the Achilles tendon. It is often associated with a feeling of being hit in the lower leg, hearing a pop, sudden pain, swelling, or bruising of the calf area.

Physician grade calf strains as:

Grade 1: Micro tears in the muscle(s) caused by over stretching. Full recovery in 1 to 3 weeks.

Grade 2: Severe partial tearing of the muscle(s) caused by over stretching or over acceleration. Full recovery increased to 4-8 weeks.

Grade 3: Complete tearing of the muscle(s). Orthopedic examination should be performed and the injury evaluated for surgery. Recovery may be several months.

Treatment
As will all strains and sprains, R.I.C.E. is the preferred modality recommended by physician, athletic trainers, and physical therapists.

REST: Stop all activity which brings any measure of pain to the area. Each time you feel pain there is increase to the injury occurring.

ICE: Ice the injured area for 20 minutes at a time, 3 to 4 times a day for the first few days. Icing helps reduce swelling by constricting the blood supply leaking into the torn soft tissue. Icing also numbs the injured area reducing pain.

COMPRESSION: Wrap the injured area to further control the swelling and inflammation caused by the leaking of the torn soft tissue.

ELEVATION: Keep the injured area at about waist high for the first few days to keep blood serum and fluid from pooling in the ankle and foot. Elevation also alleviates the throbbing.

A Cold One Universal Ice Compression Wrap can be used on the muscles of the thigh and calf. The re-freezable wrap will stop muscle pain and swelling.

Anti-inflammatory medications can be used for the first 2 days, but be aware of the potential of stomach irritation. Icing is a much better way to control the pain.

Eventually most soft tissue injuries will be healed by the body; however, the sooner the treatment is initiated after the injury, the shorter the period to return to participation will become. It is essential to stop and control the swelling and inflammation for a quick and controlled pain recovery.

If your calf injury does not appear to be getting better after a few days or pain is increasing, definitely seek medical advice.

Once pain and inflammation are controlled, gentle range of motion exercises should be initiated, stopping any range prior to pain. Daily the range of motion should increase slightly, until full range of motion is restored.

Once full range of motion has been restored, initiate gentle increasing strengthening exercises to restore strength to the injured muscles to prevent reoccurring injury.

At any point there is pain or swelling, repeat R.I.C.E.



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Strains v.s. Sprains

Strains
Strains are injuries that affect muscles or tendons, thick bands that attach muscles to bones. They occur in response to a quick tear, twist, or pull of the muscle. Strains are an acute type of injury that results from overstretching or over contraction. Pain, weakness, and muscle spasms are common symptoms experienced after a strain occurs.

Sprains
Sprains are injuries that affect ligaments, thick bands of cartilage that attach bone to bone. They occur in response to a stretch or tear of a ligament. Sprains are an acute type of injury that results from trauma such as a fall or outside force that displaces the surrounding joint from its normal alignment. Sprains can range from a mild ligamentous stretch to a complete tear. Bruising, swelling, instability, and painful movement are common symptoms experienced after a sprain occurs.

RICE is the acronym used for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. It is used as the best initial treatment of soft tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, and contusions. The combination of RICE helps reduce inflammation that occurs after acute injury. It is important to remember that the earlier this treatment is put into place, the more effective it is.

Rest: Rest and protect the injured area. If the Injury is below the waist and it hurts to bear weight on the injury, use crutches, or a cane.

Ice: Apply ice to the injury. The cold will reduce swelling and pain at the injured site. This step should be done as soon as possible. Apply the frozen object to the area for 20 minutes three times a day for the first 48 hours.

Compression: Compress the injured site. This will decreases swelling of the injured region. Although the wrap should be snug, make sure it is not too tight as this can cause numbness, tingling, or increased pain.

Elevation: Elevate the injured area above the level of the heart as much as possible. This technique will also assist in reducing the amount of swelling to the injured site.

Once the pain and swelling are eliminated, you should start gradual range of motion exercises but not to the point of pain. Each day your range of motion will increase slightly. Continue until you have complete range of motion. Than start gentle strengthening exercises to re-build the strength in the knee.

When to Seek Medical Advice
Seek medical advice if improvement is not seen within 2 days, if there is intense pain, or the injury area (knee, elbow, ankle, etc.) are completely unusable. A severely torn or separated muscle or tendon may require surgery. Also consider a fracture associated with the injury.


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Cold Compression Therapy Wraps to Reduce Pain & Swelling Caused by Soft Tissue Injuries

Reduce Pain and Swelling With Deep Penetrating Cold Compression Therapy Wraps.

Coldone re-freezable compression wraps reduce pain and relieve swelling of soft tissue injuries caused by sports injury, sprains, muscle tears and post surgical procedures.

Each wrap is designed to provide full cold coverage to the specific muscle and tendon groups for 15 to 20 minutes as recommended by M.D.s and Orthopedic Therapists. The compression drives the cold deep into affected areas and controls swelling.

Shoulder

Designed to reduce shoulder pain and swelling caused by rotator cuff tears, dislocated shoulder and repeatedly stressed shoulder muscles and joints caused by repetitive overhead activity. Especially useful after shoulder surgery or shoulder replacement.

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Knee

Designed to reduce knee pain and swelling caused by ACL Anterior Cruciate Ligament tears and knee sprains or post knee surgery or knee replacement.

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Ankle/Foot

Designed to reduce ankle pain and swelling from twisted ankle, sprained ankle, torn ankle ligaments and post ankle surgery. The wrap also provides relief of foot pain in the top and sides of the foot.

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Wrist

Designed to reduce wrist pain and swelling from wrist sprain, injury to wrist ligaments, injury to carpal bones, carpal tunnel syndrome and wrist tendonitis.

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Elbow

Designed to reduce elbow pain and swelling from tennis elbow, golf elbow, nursemaids elbow, elbow tendonitis and other elbow injury or sore elbow. Especially useful after elbow surgery.

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Back

Designed to reduce back pain caused by back strain, chronic back ache, and previous back injuries. Especially useful after back surgery.

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