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DrCoolWraps

By Tryfan Williams   

on October 25, 2014    No ratings yet.

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DrCoolWraps

We all suffer a sport/activity injury every once in a while, be it a bump, bruise or sprain, and when it happens we often resort to compression as a solution. And why not? It offers reduced pain, reduced swelling and reduced recovery time. Add to this a period of cold therapy; say the application of an ice pack, or in my case a bag of frozen peas, and you have a decent injury recovery response mechanism.

Dr. Cool wraps brings both recovery options into one flexible piece of portable kit. So the frozen peas can have a break from their second job in injury recovery, and return to being one of your 5 a day!

What they say

With Dr. Cool you don’t need to slow down to get better. The Dr. Cool wrap is like a bag of ice woven into a bandage–minus the mess and the traditional crusty beige bandage material.

They come in three size variations. Small (3″ x 25″), Medium (4″ x 50″), Large (6″ x 50″). All with a choice of seven colours: Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Yellow. Tryfan’s Blog received the Medium (4″ x 50″) wrap in blue to gear-test.

Features

  • Chemical free “Coolcare” cooling material keeps the wrap cold
  • Made with an anchor hole to help with easy wrap on ankle and wrist (Not on the Large Wrap)
  • Velcro® on end of wrap to keep it secure
  • Machine washable

The tech in question here is Coolcore, a New England-based material innovation company. They’ve made a chemical-free cooling material that keeps the fabric colder, longer when it is used for cold or cooling compression therapy.

For cold compression simply place under cold water, fold and place in freezer. Then take out and apply as normal compression, remember to keep tight as it might slip off when thawing. I found I had to re-apply once or twice while the wrap thawed.

Keep an aye out on the freezing time, Dr. Cool state only 20 mins is required for the freezing process. But I liked prepping my wrap before a gym session so it would be ready for me after I got home, so it would sit in there for a good hour and a half before use. Dr. Cool recommend you place it in a freezer bag if in there for a prolonged period, though such periods would make them less pliable than usual in my experience. I wouldn’t recommend regular prolonged periods in the freezer, just in case, as I’m not sure if this is good for the longevity of the tech.

Application Method

I won’t go into detail on the method, as the cool wrap is instinctive to use, simply wrap around the area in question and finish off with the Velcro end, easy! I focused my therapy on the knee, but there are a number of key areas you can target depending on the size of the wrap, such as wrist, ankle and head with the small to thigh, shoulder and back with the large. Dr. Cool even provide expert video tutorials on the application for each body part in question, lead by a certified Chyropractic Sport Physician. Here’s the knee video, and you can find more on the site www.drcoolrecovery.com

Recovery On-the-Go

I’ve mainly been using my wrap on the knee following heavy squat sessions in the gym, as a post workout recovery option accompanied with my protein shake. But Dr. Cool promote this wrap as an on-the-go option, you can even purchase a coolwrap cool bag, so you can transport an already frozen wrap with you on the road in your kit bag. Though I’ve been placing mine in my packed lunch coolbox when going out on the trail, it keeps the coolwrap in its icy state (for a while at least) and my lunch at a constant cool temp!

Wrap Up

The only quibble on my end is that it seems to loosen while thawing in cold compression state, which asks for re-application. Not ideal when using on-the-go and mid activity! Otherwise the cool wrap combines compression and cold compression in a seamlessly cool aesthetic piece of kit. Handy enough for home injury treatment, but even more so as a portable solution.

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Tryfan Williams

I’m a Welshman born and raised in the shadow of Snowdonia, and you could say the Mountains are in my blood with a name like Tryfan! I would class myself as a relative newcomer to the outdoor pursuits arena, and so my articles will be my attempt to chronicle my adventures, hopefully learning as I go and giving those that are in a similar boat an insight / forum to share and learn.

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  1. Dr. Cool

    Thanks for the awesome write up, Tryfan!

    So your subscribers and readers are aware, we’re having an big sale tomorrow where if you purchase any sized wrap, you get a FREE Dr. Cooler with FREE shipping!

    Just use promo-code : drspooky

    Thanks again!

    Dr. Cool

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