Most of us have experienced an acute injury at one time or another. You know the type…these are the injuries that result from traumatic incidents and are immediately painful– like a fall, a sudden twisting movement,a direct blow or…in my case, playing a very competitive game of tag with one’s extremely active 5-year-old grandson.
I love playing with my grand kids, and usually I can keep up. The keyword here is “usually.”
This time, I aggravated the tendinitis I have in my right Achilles heel. Usually, getting a fresh-from-the-freezer Flaxie Pack on it fixes me fast, but I’m currently in a hotel without access to a freezer…so I had to get inventive.
I stuffed a plastic target bag with a bucket-ful of ice from the hotel vending area, to which I have one thing to say: OUCH. Even with a towel over it, ice is just too achingly cold! And the sharp edges of the cubes are no fun either. I forced myself to keep the ice bag on for 10 minutes at a time, but it was a miserable experience.
Keeping a Flaxie Pack made with soft, durable cotton and filled with silky soft, velvety smooth and oil-rich flax seeds is a far better alternative. The natural oils in the seed grab the temperature– in this case cold– and provide 20-30 minutes of very tolerable, extremely therapeutic cold treatment. If the pain and inflammation is really bad, I return the first pack to the freezer and grab another for a second consecutive treatment.
Why not keep a fresh, locally made Flaxie Pack in the freezer for the next acute injury you get? You’ll be glad you did!
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