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Introduction to Hot & Cold Therapy
Using Massage Tools
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Introduction to Hot & Cold Therapy
Cryotherapy (ice therapy) and heat therapy are long-established and clinically proven aids to the treatment of most musculoskeletal injuries. ICE-AID can assist practitioners to reduce pain, decrease total disability time and improve long-term results.
Cold therapy is primarily recommended for sprains, strains, or bruises. It is also useful for relief from headaches, toothache, minor burns, nose bleeds, and insect bites and stings. The beneficial effects of ice therapy include:
• reducing pain
• reducing muscle spasm
• reducing inflammation, swelling, and tissue bleeding
• reducing the total amount of damaged tissue if applied soon after injury
Heat therapy can promote healing and reduce pain once swelling is reduced after an injury. The beneficial effects of heat therapy include:
• reducing pain
• reducing joint stiffness
• reducing muscle spasm
• relaxation of the muscles
• aids healing through increasing blood flow and tissue temperature if applied once swelling is reduced
Using Massage Tools
Massage is a proven treatment for the relief of muscle pain. You know it when you find the spot that hurts and you rub or press on it until the pain subsides. The trouble is that you sometimes don’t have the hand or finger strength or reach to deliver the pressure you need. Healthplus Australia supplies several hand held massage tools plus the well-known G5 massage machine, that allow you to give a stress releasing, relaxing massage to the head, neck, shoulders and other muscles throughout the body without overusing your own hands and fingers.
These ergonomic tools assist and protect fingers and hands yet allow for maximum control and contact. You may use them on yourself wherever you can conveniently reach (use the Backnobber II for areas you can’t normally reach), or use them to give friends or family one of the most pleasant and comforting massages they’ll ever enjoy.