Get Back in the Game Faster
(ARA) - More than 10 million sports injuries occur every year,
and 95 percent of those involve soft tissue, minor trauma injuries -- contusions
(bruises), sprains and strains. These muscle, ligament, and tendon injuries can
be prevented with proper conditioning and training, wearing protective gear and
using the proper equipment.
Children are more likely to suffer sports injuries than adults since they are
often more vulnerable because of immature reflexes, underdeveloped coordination
and the inability to recognize and evaluate risk. Each year about 3.2 million
children between the ages of 5 and 14 are injured while participating in
athletic activities, accounting for about 40 percent of all sports injuries,
according to the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. According to the American
Academy of Physicians, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the
National SAFE Kids Campaign, more than 775,000 boys and girls under the age of
14 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries.
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Instead of ice, high school and recreational league coaches, high school
athletic trainers and others will now be able to use Gebauer’s Instant Ice, an
over-the-counter topical skin refrigerant to treat minor sports injuries. In
fact, Jim Ramsay, head athletic trainer for the New York Rangers, has been using
Gebauer topical skin refrigerants for years. “Instant Ice is great for
on-the-scene care,” said Ramsay. “If a player gets hit on the wrist or takes a
puck off the shin, I can easily anesthetize the area with Instant Ice to reduce
the pain, allowing the player to get back in the game quickly.”
Gebauer’s Instant Ice is a non-prescription, nonflammable topical skin
refrigerant. Use like ice for minor sports injuries, sprains and strains, and
swelling due to bruising or contusions. A breakthrough in topical skin
refrigerants, Gebauer’s Instant Ice is available in either mist or stream spray
cans and is non-ozone depleting.
For more information about Gebauer’s Instant Ice, the nonprescription topical
skin refrigerant used by the pros, call (800) 321-9348 or visit
www.gebauerco.com.
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