Icing back of knee?

[edk]

I got my trusty polar-ice in the hospital and dutifully ice the front of my knee
just like they set it up in the hospital. And when I do PT they ice the front of the
knee. but as I was laying here with my leg elevated and icing
after a session at the gym, I realized that most of what I work on most is extension and
I seem to stretch is the back of the knee. So I started to think (always dangerous) should
I toss a little icebag behind the knee. Would it do any help.

 

[1jt@atime]

I always iced front and back, both at home and at PT. Go for it!!!

 

[beachcomber]

Absolutely ice front, back, sides... anything that is swelling and hurts!

My PT has this cool ice cuff they put around my knee and blow it up with a pump so it give my whole knee an icy "hug". Pretty cool, huh?

 

[edk]

Icy hugs - that sounds really interesting. I'll give it a go tomorrow.

 

[JenniferG]

Icy hugs - that sounds really interesting. I'll give it a go tomorrow.

Don't send those to Patti.

 

[Jamie]

My therapist said you NEED to ice the back of the knee. There is a very small space there and any swelling in that area can be quite painful and inhibit some of your motion. So go for it!!!!

 

[gatiger]

I used to sit in the floor with my knee over one ice bag and another bag over the top. I couldn't keep the ice on the back of mine as long as I could the front though.