Guest guest Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 In physical therapy, they ice for 20 minutes but I think that is max. They said 'cool', is not enough. Must ice it. It sends off an alarm in area that when ice is gone, blood rushes to site to warm it speedily and that 'flushes' area with fresh blood, speeding up circulation to area. They do put something between ice and skin and they avoid getting tips of toes, so may want to avoid tips of fingers or do for shorter period of time, as these areas have less blood flow and I 'guess' could experience frost bite?? easilier. I had burning pain and did some reading and what I read was that it is nerve pain and of course nerves at ends of fingers and toes are more subject to damage than nerves elsewhere. May want to explore if you are developing neuropathy and in that line, are you becoming diabetic? Try away from home to see if nerve damage due to exposure where you are. > > I had nerve damage to foot and the pain was burning and it is > > slow to heal. If your hand is swollen, get a gel pack to ice it. It > > should stay soft even when frozen in freezer, to get the swelling > > down. It's important to get the swelling down because swelling can > > compress the nerves in your hands and feet and cause nerve damage. > > Seems like a good idea to try out. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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