Endorsed by the Sale Sharks, this inflatable ice bath offers a great solution for ensuring proper treatmeant for athletes even when playing away from home. Simply inflate using the pump and fill with cold water and ice. Inflate: the bath comes complete with a rechargeable battery air pump, so that it can be inflated outdoors or at any venue, taking 3 minutes to fully inflate. Filling: depending on water pressure, it takes between 10-15 minutes to fill. You can add ice to decrease the temperature if required. Emptying and deflating: if there is good draining or the bath is used outside simply deflate the bath and the water will run out of the bath within 1 minute. You can then use the pump to fully deflate. Now available as a solo bath for individual players.
Filling: depending on water pressure, it takes between 10-15 minutes to fill. You can add ice to decrease the temperature if required.
Emptying and deflating: if there is good draining or the bath is used outside simply deflate the bath and the water will run out of the bath within 1 minute. You can then use the pump to fully deflate. Now available as a solo bath for individual players.
Plastic ice baths for ankles and elbows. Manufactured from heavy duty plastic, these ice tubs have been designed as an easy to use portable solution for cryotherapy application to the joints. Simply fill with ice and water for immediate cold therapy.
Artic Blast compression bandages soaked in alcohol and menthol. Evaporation causes cooling which can last for up to 2 hours making them ideal for cold therapy. Once the bandage is dry it can be soaked in the evaporation fluid and recharged. This offers a distinct advantage over Recoverice which needs to be replaced after it is dry.
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Iceband is a cooling and compression bandage which has been debveloped for the relief of post operative pain. It has now been introduced in sports medicine to provide effective post injury cryotherapy for the ankle joint. It is applied immediately after injury to help prevent swelling and pain, or immediately after training and rehabilitation to prevent swelling. Iceband includes 1 foot/ankle brace and 2 sets of 2 cooling elements.
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Cold Therapy - also known as Cryotherapy or ice therapy:
Cold therapy is a very effective and cheap way to quickly treat sports injuries and is an essential component of the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) treatment of muscle strains and tears.
By applying a cold pack to an injured area, it will cause the blood vessels to constrict (vasoconstriction) which will help to reduce bleeding or swelling. This will help to reduce pain and may help prevent the muscles around the injured area going into spasm.
First aid training advises against applying ice directly to the skin as this may damage the skin and cause a “burn”, therefore it is worth wrapping crushed ice in a towel or even better fill an ice bag with a mixture of crush ice and water. This can then be held in place using a roller wrap or an ice bag wrap.
Ice packs therefore form an essential component of all sports first aid kits, the availability of ice will be a deciding factor whether to use an instant ice pack or Arctic Blast Bandage (which rely on a chemical reactions to cool down) or standard ice bags, Iceband or Aircast Cryo/Cuff.
