Spine Health: Cold Therapy | Los Angeles Informer

By Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC

?Las Vegas Informer

Utilize cold therapy properly if pain or injury occur. Correct ice pack usage is imperative to the healing process and injury recovery.

Ice is effective on the spine and the extremities. Ice is one of the most common and most useful types of passive, non-invasive therapy.

Cold Therapy: Ice or cold therapy is named cryotherapy. Cold therapy constricts the blood vessels, slowing circulation, thus resulting in reduction of pain, swelling and spasm.

The proper application of an ice pack immediately following an injury or at the beginning of symptoms is paramount to preventing additional damage and recovering completely.

Apply cold therapy as your first line of defense to a new injury. Cryotherapy should only be used and heat therapy should be avoided, during the first 72 hours following the initial occurrence or re-occurrence of pain.

Contraindications to Cold Therapy: Cryotherapy is inadvisable over body parts where numbness, tingling or lack of sensation exist because the degree of coldness cannot be felt. Cold therapy should not be used if the following medical conditions are present: Raynaud?s Phenomenon, cold hypersensitivity, hives and skin irritation or rash caused by exposure to cold. The following conditions are not contraindications to cold therapy but precaution is necessary: Cardiac conditions, high blood pressure and healing wounds.

Application of Cold Therapy: Cryotherapy should be applied on the painful area. Never apply cold therapy directly to bare skin. Protect the skin by placing a towel between the ice pack and the skin. Overexposure to cold therapy may result in frostbite, skin damage and nerve damage.

The proper time allotment for the application of ice treatment is between 10 to 20 minutes. This should be followed by a 60 minute break without the cryotherapy on the exact location. After the 60-minute break, the cold therapy may be re-applied for another 10 to 20 minutes. This cycle can be repeated several times to reduce pain, swelling and muscle spasm.

Self-Treatment is vital to spine health. Apply ice immediately should an injury occur or pain begin. The proper application of cold therapy is an important ingredient in caring for your body.

Incorporate the correct usage of cryotherapy into your spinal health strategies for optimum results. Utilize ice as self-treatment along with Chiropractic care, exercise, nutrition and ergonomics to develop and maintain a healthy spine.

Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC

Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC is the owner and treating doctor at Championship Chiropractic. 2595 S. Cimarron Rd, Suite #100, Las Vegas, NV 89117. ?His web address is?www.ChampionshipChiropractic.com. He can be contacted at (702) 286-9040 and?DrO@ChampionshipChiropractic.com.

Dr. Donald A. Ozello?s mission is to educate and inspire others to live healthier, fitter, more functional lives.

Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC writes a weekly health, fitness, exercise and nutrition column for The Las Vegas Informer. He is published in?OnFitness?magazine,Livestrong.com,?SpineUniverse.com?and?eHow.com.

Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC is an award-winning public speaker. He has spoken to numerous groups on health, fitness, exercise, ergonomics and nutrition.

Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC loves to exercise. Bike riding and kettlebell training are his current favorite types of exercises. He credits Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Sly Stallone as major influences during his teens and early twenties.

Before pursuing his career in Chiropractic, Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Bremerton, SSN 698.

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Source: http://losangeles.informermg.com/2012/09/01/spine-health-cold-therapy/

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