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What is the diffrence between ice massage and ice pack for swelling and pian?
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The massage: An ice pack is just putting cold on an area. Ice massage usually involves freezing water in a paper or styrofoam cup and peeling down the cup exposing the ice on one end. Then you hold the remaining cup and massage the area with the exposed ice.
Answered 2/20/2013
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