About Arctic Wraps

Since 1986, Arctic Wraps by Pro-Kold has demonstrated its commitment to improving cryotherapeutic modalities, and its skill at providing products carefully tailored to the needs of its customers. Arctic Wraps by Pro-Kold has become the major cold therapy company by single-mindedly devoting its resources solely to cryotherapy.

Unlike some other large companies that offer cryotherapy devices as a sideline, Arctic Wraps by Pro-Kold only pursues cold therapy, and thus takes cryotherapy research and product development with the seriousness the subject deserves. Arctic Wraps by Pro-Kold has developed a fine reputation among customers seeking quality products at reasonable prices.

 

About Cryotherapy:

Cold Compression therapy is a proven method to aid in mending injuries and speed postoperative healing.

The body reacts to any soft-tissue trauma, whether due to injury or surgery, by initiating the first stage of healing known as the inflammatory response. Immediately the blood vessels that have been traumatized begin to hemorrhage. At the same time, the traumatized cells release enzymes and proteins which (1) activate local pain receptors; (2) increase the permeability at the blood vessel walls; (3) attract immune chemicals and cells to the site via a rush of fluids which begin to accumulate and thus create edema (swelling). The excess fluid floods the site and separates healthy cells in the vicinity from their oxygen source. As a result, many healthy cells suffer secondary tissue damage called "hypoxic injury" which can cause more cell destruction and edema than the original trauma.

Cryotherapy breaks this cycle and dramatically decreases the tissue loss from hypoxic injury. It accomplishes that by reducing the metabolic activity of the still-healthy cells. By requiring less oxygen, the volume of fluid is reduced and edema is lessened.

 

To Summarize, Cryotherapy:
(1) Produces anesthesia by decreasing nerve conduction velocity, thereby reducing pain and the use of narcotics.
(2) Decreases secondary hypoxic injury by decreasing the metabolic demands of surrounding tissue cells.
(3) Decreases edema by limiting fluid infiltration in the area

WARNINGS: EXTREME CARE MUST BE TAKEN USING ANY CRYOTHERAPY PRODUCT. ANY COLD PRODUCT MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE OR FREEZER BURNS IF IMPROPERLY USED. CRYOTHERAPY SHOULD NOT BE USED BY PERSONS WITH RAYNAUDS OR ANY OTHER VASOPASTIC DISEASE, COLD HYPERSENSITIVITY, OR USED PERSONS WITH RAYANUDS OR ANY OTHER VASOPASTIC DISEASE, COLD HYPERSENSITIVITY, OR COMPROMISED LOCAL CIRCULATION. THE ELASTIC STRAPS CONTAIN LATEX RUBBER.