How does ice help a sprained ankle or other injury?

Answer 1

reduces the pain ...i think!!!

ce treatment is most commonly used for acute injuries. If you have a recent injury (within the last 48 hours), where swelling is a problem, you should be using ice treatment. Ice packs can help minimize swelling around the injury. Ice treatments may also be used for chronic conditions, such as overuse injuries in athletes. In this case, ice the injured area after activity. Never ice a chronic injury before activity. However, icing after activity will help control the inflammatory response.

Indications for use of ice:

* Reduced pain
* Reduced bleeding and swelling
* Reduced muscle spasm

Contraindications for use of ice:

* Frostbite
* Compromised or poor circulation
* Diabetes
* Cold sensitivity

Answer 2

Icing A Sprain

Answer 3

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 4

When someone is injured, ice is used to keep the swelling down. It also numbs it a little to take the edge of the pain off. Ice decreases blood flow to the injured tissue and reduces inflammation. But, if ice packs are put directly on the skin and left too long, frostbite may occur. The skin and tissue underneath (muscles, nerves, and fat) may be injured, either temporarily or permanently. Certain parts of the body (the elbow, outside of the knee, and outside of the foot) can be injured by cold more easily because they do not have as much padding or insulation. I hope his helped explain things!

Answer 5

During the first 24 hours of an injury, tiny blood vessels and the cells of muscles in the injury site are ruptured. Blood and cell fluid leaks into the surrounding tissue causing the swelling we see from an injury. Ice constricts the vessels and tissue, restricting this leakage. It takes about 24 hours for the cells and vessels to close off on their own.

Answer 6

A lot of the pain from a sprain is due to swelling in the area. Ice reduces the swelling and the pain lessens.
On a burn, ice stops the burning and reduces the swelling of the blister. It also numbs the area of a burn to reduce the pain.

Answer 7

Ice being cold, has the following effects:-
(a) Constricts blood vessels/ capillaries
(b) Reduces sensitivity of nerve ends
(c) Reduces local inflamation

Thus application of ice over injured parts where skin is unbroken is beneficial

Answer 8

It helps reduce swelling

Answer 9

ice helps stop swelling. and since swelling increases the pressure on the injury, the ice stops it.

-cools of the inflamation that causes the swelling

Answer 10

Reduce pain that too the chillness may make you feel like that.But it will avoid blood clotting and swelling.