Bodyassist Old Fashion Screw Top Ice Bag
The good o'l Ice Bag. Can’t beat it for ease of use and multi purpose application.
FEATURES & BENEFITS.
- Large mouth.
- Screw-top to safely hold ice, cold or hot water.
- Yes, you can also use it as a hot water bag.
- To provide heat or cold to a specific area of the body.
INDICATIONS
- Pain relief – applying heat can relieve discomfort in an area of pain.
- Ease joint stiffness – improve flexibility by adding heat to your limbs/joints.
- Rapid recovery – increasing blood flow promotes healing of damaged tissue.
- Relaxation – heat therapy soothes and can help alleviate daily stress/anxiety.
- If uncertain if your particular symptom requires COLD or HEAT, please consult professional medical advice prior to use.
COLD THERAPY.
- Cold therapy works by reducing blood flow to a particular area.
- Used in cases of soft tissue sprains, strains, body scrapes, burns, headache, migraine, fever, sports injury, eye strain, toothache, insect bites, nose bleeds, heat rash.
- Helps reduce inflammation and swelling that causes pain, especially around a joint or a tendon.
- May temporarily reduce nerve activity, which can also relieve pain.
- People with sensory disorders that prevent feel sensations should not use cold therapy without care.
- Diabetics may experience nerve damage and lessened sensitivity without care.
- Cold therapy should not be used if you have poor circulation.
- Cold therapy incorrectly applied can result in skin, tissue, or nerve damage. If you unsure consult your doctor before using cold therapy.
HEAT THERAPY
- Heat therapy works by improving circulation and blood flow over the area where it has been applied.
- Increased temperature over an afflicted area can soothe discomfort and increase muscle flexibility and even heal damaged tissue.
- Stiffness and tension can often be relieved after 15 to 20 minutes of heat therapy.
- Used in cases of arthritis, sinus, muscle spasm, back ache, gout, hay fever, period pain, tension, stress, shoulder injury, neck pain.
PRODUCT DETAILS
- One size.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
COLD USE
- Remove cap.
- Add in a mixture of heavily iced water until suitably cold.
- Dry, wrap in a towel or use a cover if available.
- Apply over joint or body part as needed using RICE guidelines of Rest/Ice/Compression/Elevation after trauma.
- Ice packs are usually applied to an injured or sore area at least 3 times a day for as long as you have pain, swelling, and inflammation.
- In the first 72 hours, it is recommended to ice for 10 minutes, once an hour.
HOT USE
- Carefully pour hot water into bottle.
- Do not overfill.
- Be sure to take care to not burn yourself.
- Place bag on a flat counter and remove excess air until the water level is clearly seen.
- Make sure not to spill any hot water on your hands.
- Securely close the cap.
- Wrap in a towel or use a cover if available.
- Apply over joint or body part as needed.
Please pay close attention to these points.
- Don't make the pack too hot so as to risk burning yourself.
- Medically, there is no advantage to anything more than gentle warmth.
- Always handle a HOT pack through a towel, glove or cover and do not apply a HOT pack directly to the skin without protection.
- When using do not put weight on the pack by sitting on the gel pack.
- Breakage/leakage may occur.
- After use always empty bag contents and allow to fully dry out.
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