Ice is the Magic Medicine
CRYOTHERAPY Cryotherapy is the therapeutic use of locally applied coolants to affect various physiological processes through the cooling of soft tissues. Cooling occurs when heat is removed or lost from an object through conduction of heat from one mass to another, or through evaporation. Conduction occurs when heat is transferred from a warm body to a colder body by direct contact between their surface molecules. The slow moving molecules of the cold body speed up by absorbing energy from the faster moving molecules of the warm body, thereby becoming warmer, while, conversely, the faster moving molecules of the warm body slow down as they lose energy and become cooler. Conduction occurs when a cool mass (like ice) is applied continuously to the skin, or when a body part is immersed in cold water. As the body or body part cools, the ice or cold water heats up. Ice bag Cryotherapy has historically been used to provide pain relie...