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  Innovative therapies, designed to speed healing, relieve pain and return your horse to a pain-free and active lifestyle. Our Products America Cryo offers the best selection of equine therapy devices . Approved by veterinarians, professional riders, and equine physical therapists, our products provide preventive care, pain relief and recovery therapy. Cold Compression  The development of the Portable Compression Cryotherapy System has given EasyCryo an innovative therapeutic edge over conventional therapy systems in utilizing cold therapy and intermittent compression technology. Combined with dual action wraps this system offers a complete therapy solution utilizing the R.I.C.E. therapy concept of rest, ice, compression and elevation. Ice cold water cycles through lightweight, medical-grade wraps with 15-75 mmhg compression levels to the affected areas. Both ice water cycle time and compression levels are user controlled on the system's control panel. The system works incredi...

  When you sustain an injury like a sprain, muscle pull or tear, or contusion (bruise), you may be confused about when to apply cold and when to apply heat, as well as the reasoning behind the timing of each of these therapies. There is a rhyme and reason to the order and mechanisms behind the application of cold and heat for injury . Which to Apply First Cold should always be used first, and can be used on muscle strains or pulls, sprains, fractures, and contusions. Ice should be applied in conjunction with compression and elevation throughout the first 48-72 hours depending upon how long the swelling lasts. The reason for cooling an injury before applying heat is multifold. Injuries like a muscle pull can create tiny tears throughout the tissues, and contusions are made up of many tiny broken blood vessels. Blood rushes to the site immediately following an injury, creating inflammation. Cold reduces blood flow, which helps to stop the internal bleeding. It also deadens nerve sens...