One of the oldest effective healing methods in soft tissue injuries

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• One of the oldest effective healing methods in
  soft tissue injuries
• Sports medicine use cold with excellent results,
  nowadays generally accepted method for soft
  tissue injuries and pain.
• Fysioline is investing into the study and
  development of cold therapy with university
  hospitals and specialists (Helsinki, Tampere,
  Kuopio).
• The results of the newest clinical trial were
  published in September 2001 (Airaksinen et al.).
• Fysioline aims to bring the possibilities of Ice
  Power Cold Therapy to help people in their
  everyday occasions of pain and injuries.

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• Cold therapy prevents swelling, bleeding and
  inflammation by coagulating peripheral
  circulation and haemorrage. Reduces same time
  local metabolism .
• Cold therapy has a clear analgesic influence in
  superficial pain receptors simply, cold feeling
  is blocking pain feeling away
• through the nervous pathway.
• Cold stimulates body's own defence mechanism by
  producing
• endorphins / opioids.

Expert opinion Olavi Airaksinen, Doctor in
Physical Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital
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• Relieves pain.
• Reduces inflammation and swelling.
• Relaxing effect in case of muscle tension and
  stress injuries
• Restricts the injured area and
• Accelerates recovery and healing

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New optimal cold therapy
Short acting, traditional cold therapy products
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• When to use
• Sprains, strains and bruises
• muscle tension and stress injuries
• swelling
• neck and shoulder ache
• rheumatic pain, joint pain
• like arthritis and arthroses
• growing pains (shin splints)
• backache
• post operative care of wounds
• Minor burn wounds
• EU-certification, CE-marked.

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• Better long-acting care (3 5 h.) results
  without counter reactions.
• Effects immediately, does not need absorption
  time.
• Decreases skin temperature by 5 degrees,
  reflected effects on the deeper tissues.
• Increases blood circulation, which accelerates
  the metabolism and healing process.
• Quick and easy to use everywhere assures
  regular care. Wide application area
• soft tissue injuries, neck and shoulder pain
  etc.

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• Apply Ice Power onto the skin and let it absorb.
• Repeat after three hours. Then repeat every six
  hours.
• Can be used as a course of treatment from few
  days to 30 days depending of the degree of the
  injury.
• Ice Power is safe and reliable even in continuous
  use.
• Non allergenic. Can be used by children under
  supervision and during pregnancy.

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• The long-acting Ice Power gel therapy together
  with modern anti-inflammatory analgesics
  significantly proceeds the healing process (Study
  with Ice Power Airaksinen et al 2001).
• The long-acting Ice Power gel, reduces the need
  for additional medicines and in some cases
  compensates analgesic drugs
• and preparations

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• Primarily as first aid in soft tissue injuries
  for preventing infection and swelling and in open
  wounds for minimizing scar tissue.
• Doesn't need cooling, ready to use immediately.
  Recommended to keep in medicine cabinets and
  first-aid kits.
• Hygienic throw-away packing.
• Use Break the water-pack inside by pressing it
  with fingers and shake the Instant Cold Pack.
  Endothermic reaction makes the pack cool quickly.
• Apply the pack on the injured area. Affects
  approximately 30 minutes.
• If needed repeat treatment with new pack.
• When treating open wounds, put dressing between
  the skin and pack.
• Extend treatment with Ice Power Cold Gel.

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• First aid Fast first - aid for strains and
  bruises, soft tissue injuries, avoid open wounds.
  
• Excellent for minor burn injuries
• Directions for use spray over the injured area
  moving the bottle at the same time from 15 cm
  distance for not more than 5 seconds at a time.
  If needed, the treatment can be repeated a few
  times after every 30 seconds.
• Extend treatment with Ice Power gel.
• Warning Don't spray the same area for more than
  5 seconds to avoid frostbite injury. Do not use
  on open wounds or mucous membranes.

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• Primarily as first aid in soft tissue injuries
  for preventing an infection and swelling and in
  open wounds for minimizing scar tissue.
• Traditional form of cold therapy.
• Cooling in refrigerator. Recommended temperature
  7C.
• Warm up the pack in warm water and use it as warm
  therapy.
• Extend treatment with Ice Power gel.
• Warning Do not cool the pack in a freezer. When
  too cold the pack can cause frostbite injury or
  heavy counter reaction in the body.

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• Warm therapy is to be used only for continuous,
  non -infected pain after Cold Gel therapy.
• Other areas of use For blood circulation in feet
  or fingers, muscle tension without infection and
  rheumatic pains without infection. Before sport
  activities to prevent muscle tension and strains.
• The effect comes from capsaicin, derivative of
  capsicum.
• Directions for use Spread gel on the skin and
  massage it carefully into the skin.
• Remember that effect begins one hour after
  application.
• Treatment can be repeated 12 times a day when
  needed.
• Remember that sweating, sauna or warm clothing
  increases manifold the warm effect on the skin.
• Warning Do not use if you are allergic to
  capsaicin (chili). Newer use warm therapies with
  infections.
• Do not use with children.