What is the best way to apply an ice pack?!
Question: I have patella tendinitis (inflammation of the knee tendons) so after I finished playing soccer yesterday I iced my knee as usual. But I made the mistake of taping the ice-pack tightly to my knee and after that I took a warm/hot shower. Now I have blisters on my knee and it's hurting like crazy.
I plan to ice it again, but this time I won't tape the ice pack. So, is this a good idea and what should I do from here?
Answers: I have patella tendinitis (inflammation of the knee tendons) so after I finished playing soccer yesterday I iced my knee as usual. But I made the mistake of taping the ice-pack tightly to my knee and after that I took a warm/hot shower. Now I have blisters on my knee and it's hurting like crazy.
I plan to ice it again, but this time I won't tape the ice pack. So, is this a good idea and what should I do from here?
This is gonna sound really off-the-wall but frozen vegetables, especially corn or peas, work a lot better than an icepack. The bag of veggies is more flexible than the icepack and while the veggies provide nice cold comfort to your aches, they don't have the same intense cold that an icepack does. It's plenty cold to ease the inflammation, just not cold enough to give you frostbite. Wrap your bag of frozen peas (don't open the bag LOL) in some paper towels or a thin cloth to absorb any condensation that forms, and use an ace bandage or saran wrap to bind it lightly in place. Don't wrap it too tight, just barely enough to keep the bag from falling off.
You should only apply the icepack for 15 minutes at a time, with at least 30 minutes in between sessions.
use saran wrap , not tape. Wait a little bit before you take a shower so your knee can warm back up again
always wrap an icepack in a cloth or towel to prevent from getting blisters or frost bite
I do not understand why you taped it that could have caused undo swelling all you needed to do was let it lay on the area. for about 15 minutes as for the blisters put some corn starch on them
keep the ice in the bag cover it with a small towel and a ply
put the pack on a towel or rag so that the ice will not damage ur skin. or use a bag of frozen vegetables
whenever you use a ice pack, never put it directly to the skin, and only do it for around 10-15 min. at a time,
The frozen bag of veggies really does work very well.