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Icing Guidelines

Click here to download icing instructions or refer to guidelines below:

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Instructions
 

  1. Always use a gel pack; if not available,
    a bag of frozen peas can be substituted for a gel pack.
     

  2. Place a thin layer of cloth between skin and ice to prevent frostbite, which could appear as a grayish color of skin. 
     

  3. Ice for 15-20 minutes only.
     

  4. Before icing again, wait 20 min. until skin is warm again.
     

  5. If icing increases pain or muscle tension, apply heat  afterward.
     

  6. Alternate heat with ice – 10 min. heat, 10 min. ice.
     

  7. When alternating, begin with heat & end with ice.

 

 
FOUR Stages of Sensation:

Cold, Burning, Aching, Numb “CBAN”

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Physiological effect of icing:

Icing creates a local constriction of blood vessels which moves blood away from the area; when the ice is removed, the blood vessels open to supply nutrition and oxygen to the tissues.  Ice also numbs the area and reduces pain signals to the brain.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS

  • Fruits

  • Vegetables

  • Nuts 

  • Potatoes

  • Fresh Wild Fish 

  • Wild Game

  • Grass/pasture-fed meat

  • Omega-3 eggs

  • Organic butter

  • Organic coconut oil

  • Organic extra virgin olive oil

  • Dark Chocolate (>70% cacao)

  • Stout beer    

  • Red wine       

  • Balsamic vinegar 

Spices:

ginger, turmeric, garlic, oregano, marjoram, cumin, etc.      

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Grains:

brown rice, quinoa, & millet. (less hybridized)

PRO-INFLAMMATORY FOODS

  • Refined grains
     

  • Whole grains: Wheat, oats, corn
    (more hybridized)
     

  • Grain/flour products  
      

  • Grain-fed meats/eggs
     

  • Most packaged foods
     

  • Most processed foods

  • Corn, safflower, sunflower,
    soybean oil
     

  • Most salad dressings
     

  • Trans fats (margarine, and
    in most packaged/processed foods)

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