Need a little therapy advice

[bossman72]

A little different approach, but a BIG help is an ice BATH. It may sound a little strange, but you get out and your legs feel like a million bucks. Here's what you do:

1) Go to the store and get one of those big bags of ice, and a small bag to use. (If you like doing this, you can freeze water bottles and milk cartons in the freezer for ice and chop them up to use them- less expensive).

2) Fill your bath tub up with cold water so that when you sit down in the tub, the water level is at your belly button.

3) Throw ice into the tub and wait about 3 minutes, then jump in. Wear a pair of briefs in the tub so your boys don't get too too cold (don't wear swim trunks or shorts since you want your legs in direct contact with the water). Throw the little bag of ice in when the remains of the big bag start to melt away.


I'll be the first to tell you, when you first get in, it SUCKS. But after 5-8 minutes, you'll be fine. Sit in the tub for 15-20 minutes. You will get out and after about 5-10 minutes, you'll feel like a million bucks. I guarantee it.

[HLin NC]

going to keep "the boys" from getting too cold? In the mere seconds it takes for the cotton to soak up the water, the temp should be the same inside as out??

I'm already taking Celebrex and love red meat. My heart couldn't take too many more angles of attack.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

going to keep "the boys" from getting too cold? In the mere seconds it takes for the cotton to soak up the water, the temp should be the same inside as out??

I'm already taking Celebrex and love red meat. My heart couldn't take too many more angles of attack.

hahaha! i said, it doesn't help much, but it's better than having the water contact the jewels directly. it definitely won't be toasty, but you can definitely tell a difference when you go in with them on or without them.

Honestly, you'll feel great after an ice bath. Don't knock it 'till you try it. haha

[cougar729]

I will get shin splints every now and then, I will have some of those small bathroom paper cups and fill them with water, then put them in the freezer, after a game, take them out and just rub up and down the legs, thats seems to work well. An ice bath sounds pretty good too though.

[parepat]

We had a guy in our association that had a similar problem what would occur every year. He finally tried and subsequently swore by Swedish Massage. (Let me stop here and tell all of you dirt balls that I am not talking about a tall blonde named Olga) I guess this involves deep painsfull rubbing of the muscle. Haven't tried it, but he swore by it.

[ABoselli]

Man, an ice bath? How long does it take before you have feeling back?

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by ABoselli

Man, an ice bath? How long does it take before you have feeling back?

A good 10 minutes or so. Your legs feel real stiff when you get out, but they will thaw quickly. Seriously though, you feel like a million bucks when you get out. It's even better if you have access to an actual "cold tub" like many football teams do so you don't have to play around with ice and temperature management.