Dangers of Ice and Frozen Gel

The following articles detail the risks associated with the use if ice, gel or colder cryotherapy/cold therapy methods. These risks are completely eliminated by the self-regulating nature of RiteTempTM Medical Products.

WARNING - Contains Graphic Imagery of injuries
Severe Frostbite of the Knees After Cryotherapy; Charles K. Lee, MD; Jeff Pardun, MD; Rudolf Buntic, MD; Mark Kiehn, MD; Darrell Brooks, MD, Harry J. Buncke, MD - Orthopedics January 1, 2007

Cold Therapy Inury: Icepacks Cause Fostbite; Robert E. Holcomb, Attorney - Icepackinjurylawyers.com April 15th, 2010 - The number of injuries caused by the use of ice, gel and recirculating ice products has increased to the point that Mr. Holcomb's firm specializes in this area.

WARNING - Contains Graphic Imagery of injuries
Frostbite at the gym; a case report of an ice pack burn; G. O'Toole and S. Rayatt - British Journal of Sports Medicine August; 33(4): 278-279

Frostbite of the Feet after Cryotherapy; A Report of Two Cases; William C. Brown, MD, David B. Hahn, MD - The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery 17 July 2009

Frozen chips: an unusual case of severe frostbite injury; Colin A Graham, James Stevenson - British Journal of Sports Medicine 2000;34:382-383

Frostbite Injury Due to Improper Usage of an Ice Pack; Keskin, Mustafa MD; Tosun, Sekeriya MD; Duymaz Ahmet MD; Savac, Nedim MD- Annals of Plastic Surgery October 2005 - Volume 55 - Issue 4

Temperatures in the low 40s Fahrenheit and below can cause permanent nerve and tissue damage via frostbite and non-freezing cold injury. These are the dangers of ice and frozen gel which are completely eliminated by RiteTemp.

Ice packs, which are 32 degrees, or colder when augmented with alcohol, and gel packs which are typically colder, can cause serious injury if applied for too long, or applied directly to the skin.