Cold treatment for sprained ankle. A woman's foot, seen at top, has been placed in a pressurised cold water jacket (Jobst cryo/temp machine) designed

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Cold treatment for sprained ankle. A woman's foot, seen at top, has been placed in a pressurised cold water jacket (Jobst cryo/temp machine) designed to relieve a sprained ankle. The jobst cryo/temp machine (lower frame) works like an ice-pack but applies higher pressure and allows fine control of temperature. The green inflatable jacket contains cold water pumped in at high pressure and maintained at a precise temperature. Sprained ankle is caused by tearing of a muscle, ligament or tendon in the ankle. The injury typically produces swelling and bruising after the initial pain subsides, and may take weeks to heal completely.

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Photo credit: © JOHN GREIM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: ankle, cold, cryo/temp, healthcare, hypothermia, injury, jobst, leg, machine, medical, medicine, sport, sprain, sprained, treatment, treatmnt