For clients experiencing back pain, ice massage therapy is quick, easy to do, and it is capable of providing significant pain relief for many types of back pain. In a world of sophisticated medical care, a simple ice massage is capable of still being one of the more effective, proven methods to treat a sore back or neck, either when used alone or in combination with other treatments.

How ice massage therapy provides pain relief

Ice massages is capable of assisting relief for back pain in a number of ways, including:

• Ice application slows the inflammation and swelling that occurs after injury. Most back pain is accompanied by some type of inflammation, and addressing the inflammation helps reduce the pain
• Ice massage therapy numbs sore tissues (providing pain relief like a local anesthetic)
• Ice massage therapy slows the nerve impulses in the area, which interrupts the pain-spasm reaction between the nerves
• Ice massage therapy decreases tissue damage