Cooling treatments are applied following sprains, bruises, burns, eye injuries, and muscle spasms to help alleviate the resulting swelling, pain, and discoloration of the skin
all treatments must allow the injured parts to rest
Cooling treatments slow chemical reactions within the body
Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet cooling treatments
The most common reason for cooling a body is fever or hyperthermia
Cooling treatments lower body temperature in order to relieve pain, swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and to decrease the liklihood of cellular damage by slowing the metabolism
There are three grades of sprains. Grade I sprains. Grade II sprains. Grade III, or third degree, sprains
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Properly warming up and cooling down before and after exercise
Properly warming up and cooling down before and after exercise
Alternative practitioners endorse RICE. vitamin C and bioflavonoids. Anti-inflammatories, such as bromelain.and tumeric. The homeopathic remedy arnica.followed by ruta. Rhus toxicodendron.