A member asked:

I iced my arm after throwing a baseball a lot and i accidentally left it on for 2 hours. now my arm is more sore than before i iced it! healing time?

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Ice: For an acute injury to be applied every 2 hours for 20 minutes and not directly on the skin. Warm your skin up and if you have and skin or circulation changes; go to ER. All the best.

Answered 5/2/2016

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