Contrast Therapy for Painful or Swollen Ankles, Knees and Elbows

Get a quick method for joint pain relief (painful knees, elbows, or even swollen ankles) that’s better than popping a pill.

You may have heard of or even done ice baths as a common go-to for injuries. You injure yourself, and someone brings you a bag of ice or a cold pack. However, contrast therapy (adding in the heat) adds extra benefits in addition to reducing pain and just feeling better.

Coach E explains the hows and the whys.

Stick around for part 2 to learn an immediate action to take the next time (fingers crossed that there is no next time) that you hurt yourself. It will get you on the fastest path to recovery.

Swelling and pain quickly lead to muscle atrophy. Muscle atrophy means you may be limping or weak well beyond how long it’s taken the joint to recover.

The final component is getting to the root cause. Most joint injuries are wear and tear, not trauma. Once you’ve recovered, it’ll be worthwhile to look into what muscular compensations are happening in your body to overstrain the joint that hurt.

If you want more ways to keep moving freely and without pain based on peer-reviewed medical science, click those like, subscribe, and notify buttons. Keep moving!

IN THIS VIDEO

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Part 1: Contrast Therapy
02:00 - How do you do it?
03:35 - Benefits
04:55 - Contrast Baths study
06:40 - Why does it work?
07:30 - Part 2: Isometrics

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED

Where does it hurt? Visit the link to find the solution: https://www.precisionmovement.coach/a...

“Contrast Baths, Intramuscular Hemodynamics, and Oxygenation as Monitored by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30212...

ROM Coach app (free!):​ https://www.precisionmovement.coach/r... - our beautiful mobile app to improve your mobility and help you achieve movement longevity, includes the Daily Movement Tuneup and gives you 3 new exercises that will activate every muscle and mobilize every joint in your body every 1-2 weeks (only 3-5 mins/day!)

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