Icing Knees?!
Question: Icing Knees!?
My PT wants me to ice my knees after every session, but icing seems to make my knees hurt more -- acutely at first, and then dully over the next few hours!. It's unclear what my knee injury is -- we don't think I have any tears and my ligaments seem fine, so it looks like the knee problem is just an inflammation issue!. Why would icing increase pain!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
If it's too cold, your body protects itself by sending more blood into the area!. If that area hasn't fully healed and still inflamed, increased blood supply can make it more painful!.
You may want to change to cold packs instead of ice!. And limit to 20 mins on, and 40 mins off, repeat as necessary!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You may want to change to cold packs instead of ice!. And limit to 20 mins on, and 40 mins off, repeat as necessary!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Maybe you are leaving the ice on to long!. Try 15-20 each time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com