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Post by jessebruni on Apr 29, 2015 9:34:53 GMT -7
Anyone give their fingers an Ice bath after hangboarding? I know the book talks about icing entire arms and elbows but I'm just talking about the fingers up to the PIP joint. I believe I've heard Mark say in the past that he doesn't like it so much but I'm not sure I've seen the reason why. I've been experimenting with it and obviously it's just anecdotal evidence and possibly even a simple placebo effect, but I've found that when I Ice my knuckles are a lot less sore the next day and have a much greater range of motion. Seems to help them recover faster.
Anyone else trying this out or have experience?
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Post by MarkAnderson on Apr 29, 2015 10:44:51 GMT -7
I've only ever done it when I was rehab-ing an injured finger, and in those instances, I found that post-rehab, my finger felt great, perfect ROM, no pain or swelling. Then after icing, the thing would swell up like crazy and my ROM was terrible for the next 24-48 hours. I felt like it was encouraging blood to pool in the finger, as opposed to encouraging blood flow. At the same time, I never felt like it was helping with recovery or anything. Things seemed to go better once I stopped icing. YMMV!
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Post by jessebruni on Apr 29, 2015 14:46:13 GMT -7
That's weird man. Exact opposite of what I experience. I wonder if the fact that you were in rehab made a difference? I'm sure this is pretty dependent on individuals. I don't know about you but for me when I do particular fingery problems or hangboarding my knuckles are usually slightly swollen and have much decreased ROM the next day. Icing seems to alleviate this. I suppose if you don't get the symptoms in the first place though there's no point in icing at all.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Apr 29, 2015 14:52:01 GMT -7
Are you icing the day of the workout, or the day after, when your fingers are swollen? I was icing immediately after the workout, when my fingers already felt great (since they were thoroughly warmed up). Maybe age is a factor too. It takes me a lot longer to warm up than it used to  |
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Post by jessebruni on Apr 29, 2015 14:56:14 GMT -7
I do my workouts at night and ice immediately afterwards. And FWIW, I spend about 1 hr warming up.
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Post by daustin on Apr 29, 2015 16:19:10 GMT -7
I've iced my fingers a few times immediately after hangboarding and power workouts. To be honest, I've felt that the effects have been marginally positive, but not that noticeable. Mostly, my fingers might be sore after a workout, and after icing them they feel less sore. I haven't noticed a change in ROM, and I'm not sure if the alleviation of soreness really just a result of numbing my fingers or if there's any actual therapeutic benefit. After I take them out of the ice bath, my fingers don't swell at all but they are, of course, bright red and they get really warm -- to me this "feels" more like blood flow than pooling.
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Post by Chris W on Apr 29, 2015 18:00:14 GMT -7
I tried icing my arms when I was having trouble with pronator teres syndrome in the fall, but I didn't feel like it helped or hurt. Just made my arms cold. Fortunately, haven't had any finger trouble since I stopped using H.I.T. strips
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Post by jonfrisby on Apr 30, 2015 8:43:40 GMT -7
Those little spiky things that So Ill sells for 5 bucks are pretty sweet.
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Post by daustin on Apr 30, 2015 10:58:25 GMT -7
Those little spiky things that So Ill sells for 5 bucks are pretty sweet. I actually just bought some of these -- not the So Ill ones, just generic ones from Amazon. They're supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'll report back after using them a bit. |
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Post by daustin on May 18, 2015 14:37:22 GMT -7
Those little spiky things that So Ill sells for 5 bucks are pretty sweet. I actually just bought some of these -- not the So Ill ones, just generic ones from Amazon. They're supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'll report back after using them a bit. So after having these for a few weeks now, I'd definitely recommend them. Primarily, because they are extremely cheap. I have one at my desk at work and whenever I'm reading or just sitting/thinking, I'll use the spiky ring on my fingers. It doesn't provide an "oh my god this feels so amazing" type of massage, but it feels good and seems to promote some increased blood flow. After a minute or so of rolling a finger it'll feel nice and warm. I've used it primarily on my left ring finger, which has felt very minorly tweaked for a few months. It definitely feels less tweaked now, but that's probably just as much a factor of not hangboarding or limit bouldering for the past month. Bottom line: super cheap and feels good, so why not? |
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Post by rob on May 29, 2015 1:42:45 GMT -7
Hey daustin, what are the "spikey ring things" called on Amazon?
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Post by daustin on May 29, 2015 9:12:01 GMT -7
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Post by rob on May 29, 2015 9:43:36 GMT -7
Great, thank you!
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