3 Ways Physical Therapists Use Ice to Treat Injuries

If you bang your knee on a table, sprain your ankle on the basketball court, or are dealing with post-operative soreness, what is one of the first things your reach for to relieve your pain? ICE!. Ice is a popular modality to help treat injuries because it helps relieve pain. Physical therapists will often recommend ice as a way to supplement your rehab process. At our Cary NC physical therapy clinic, we also think that it’s important to teach our patients how to use ice efficiently at home, so we don’t have to spend a lot of time in clinic performing a treatment technique that the patient...