Ice is helpful with chronic or inflammatory pain, especially pain that comes on after the activity. Hit it hard with ice, here are general guidelines:
0-5 minutes - Ankle & Hand
5-10 minutes - Shoulder & Back
10-15 minutes - Thigh & Gluts
* Remember there are 4 stages of ice application, the following symptoms are normal and should be felt each time with ice application, as soon as the affected area is numb, remove the ice:
Cold -> Burning -> Tingling -> Numbness
