Ice Massage?

[jesssiccaah]

Has anyone ever thought of/done this? DH and I were talking the other day about ice massage- you know, where you fill the little Dixie cups with water, freeze them, and you have a little personal ice block with "handle". He was saying how he'd been studying up on how effective it could be, and I remarked that it might be a really good thing to offer in a chair setting at events in the summertime. Like the town's upcoming 4th of July bash. We'd see if the local printer/sign guy might even be able to print up some little paper cups with our logo on them. Freeze the cups ahead of time in our deep freezer at home, and keep them in an ice chest (don't they have those that'll keep frozen stuff FROZEN for several days now?). At the event, offer a special" Cool down: Ice massage- $XX. They'd get a good, but shorter chair massage, with the ice application making up the remaining time.

Whaddaya think?

 

[a r]

Ice Massage?

In school we worked with ice some and used it within the massage/as part of the massage. Alternating ice with hot stones was fun (to do, not really to have done, as we did that in the winter and I live in WI! :shock: ) I can certainly see it being a hit for an outdoor event in the summer in TX!

 

[Iqhwan]

Ice Massage?

I like the idea of pre-printed cups! they would probably be a big hit as give-aways, if nothing else.

The application during chair massage eludes me, as ice massage I've done has been on specific areas, undraped, and I needed to be careful to keep a towel handy to catch the meltdown. Even tho people are usually in less clothing during the 4th, I'm not wrapping my brain around a clothed, seated ice technique; perhaps you could expound on that?

 

[Zenablue]

Ice Massage?

We were thinking just the neck and upper shoulders- traps, lev. scap- what could be more easily accessed just by tugging the neckline of the shirt away a little bit. Not as in "injury treatment" type application, just "cool off" ice application. And yeah, we'd have to have paper towels galore.

Honestly, that's how I survived the half-summer we were in the RV while I was pregnant with the last baby- frozen water bottles behind my neck while I sat around doing absolutely NOTHING.

 

[Pinkerbell11]

Ice Massage?

Actually? when people are hot on the 4th I think that will be a very popular technique - they probably won't even mind the drips!
:tiphat: good thinking!

 

[kellie f]

Ice Massage?

we did this in my school as well...not the chair with cryo, but the cryo.

one thing you'll need to be aware of, if not wary, is that there are actually some people that have an allergic reaction to ice therapies. i'm one of them...i break out in hives in and around the area iced.

 

[chance]

Ice Massage?

wouldn't they know that they'd have that reaction?

 

[Helpful Answers]

Ice Massage?

wouldn't they know that they'd have that reaction?

i didn't realize it till we did it in class. i never noticed before because i generally only use ice/cold-compresses for when i burn myself in the kitchen. *sheepish grin*

i find it dang funny though considering that i spent my childhood in alaska. :

 

[SnuffySmith]

Ice Massage?

Just brainstorming here, but it may cost a bit...

How about pre-printed cups and when you freeze them, you could freeze them with a popsicle stick in them. You'd still be using the ice, but not "tearing" the pre-printed paper cups up.

 

[Pompal 09.]

Ice Massage?

Just brainstorming here, but it may cost a bit...

How about pre-printed cups and when you freeze them, you could freeze them with a popsicle stick in them. You'd still be using the ice, but not "tearing" the pre-printed paper cups up.

what an interesting idea, pueppi. that way, if they decide to take it with them when they leave, letting the top surface of the ice melt off, of course, they could 'advertise' with our little 'ice-sicles' lol.