My friends daughter cut her finger (minor) but iced it, and iced it and iced it.....she ended up in excrutiating pain, not from the cut but from the almost frostbite, and the overly tight bandage,,,,the dr said that if she hadn't seen the dr she could have lost the finger....:shk:
Just a warning of the importance of icing but not of freezing, cold is one thing but not so cold that you burn yourself (or bite yourself)
The same applies to heat....you don't need it really hot in order to do its work...if its burning it is too hot.....
Rachel
I wasn't sure what thread to put this in as its not a social thread....but it applies to both knees and hips....
Just a warning of the importance of icing but not of freezing, cold is one thing but not so cold that you burn yourself (or bite yourself)
The same applies to heat....you don't need it really hot in order to do its work...if its burning it is too hot.....
Rachel
I wasn't sure what thread to put this in as its not a social thread....but it applies to both knees and hips....