When you play a contact sports at high speeds on wood floors, you tend to come away with alot of bumps, bruises, and pain in places that you never knew existed. Alot of people don't last more than a few practices because their bodies get pretty beat up. And that's BEFORE they ever even get hit. I've been having alot of problem with my right leg lately, which I'm sure I'll talk about in more detail at another time. A few months ago I pulled my right hamstring. I went in for a hit, lost balance and did a cute little split. But really it wasn't cute- it hurt. Damned badly. I've since been trying to recover it to no avail and have just been dealing with the pain. Well, now I have shin splints on that same leg. Oh yeah and my knee hurts from all the stress on that leg. It's all worth it, don't get me wrong and is a small price to pay for the awesomeness that is derby. But I was looking for options because I didn't want to go through a box of ziploc bags just to ice all my aches and pains for a day. So at my job, there's a little pharmacy. I stumbled across a wonderful little invention:
RETRO REUSABLE ICE BAGS! woo hoo! -
Yup, just like I've seen in the movies. Duh! I could have been using these all along as opposed to the ziplocs, the wasteful disposable cold packs, or the (I'm sure) environmentally nightmarish gel packs that barely stay cold for longer than 15 minutes. I iced my entire leg pretty much all day and only had to refill this bad boy once! And it kept nice and brrrr cold. Not to mention it's adorable!
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This one was the large one and was around 10 bucks. Next paycheck I'm going to buy another one to keep at home. So keep on coming aches and pains! I'll be ready for you with a greener solution!
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I've been looking for an ice bag like this. Where did you buy it? Online??
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