Game ready ice machine for horses

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Setting a new standard in injury recovery
Active Compression
Dry Cold Therapy
Finding the Right Game Ready Device for Hot and Cold Therapies
What is game ready for horses?
How often should you use Game Ready ice machine?
How cold does Game Ready get?

The Game Ready® Equine System is an advanced application of the RICE regimen (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation), proven physical therapy and athletic training principles used by human athletes. RICE has been shown to reduce pain, muscle spasms, tissue damage, and swelling, ultimately allowing for quicker and better healing and injury recovery. Until now, ice (cold) and compression have been the most difficult parts of this regimen to administer to a horse, creating a treatment gap.

Setting a new standard in injury recovery

Game Ready Equine effectively and efficiently fills the treatment gap with a patented technology that simultaneously delivers dry cold and active compression.

Game Ready Equine was developed with the help of veterinarians and the United States Equestrian Team (USET) using proprietary NASA spacesuit technology and was based on a similar product used by more than 90 pro sports teams, 500 professional athletes, and 160 universities in the US. The result is a breakthrough accelerated recovery system that has set a new standard in cold and compression therapy — one that veterinarians and top riders are raving about.

The Goals

Accelerated reduction of swelling
Minimised Pain
Prevention of greater tissue damage
Faster and better healing

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Active Compression

Active compression therapy has been recognized as a superior method of eliminating swelling. The active and adjustable compression settings provided by the Game Ready® Equine System mirror the way your horse’s muscles naturally contract and relax to push fluids and cellular debris (edema) into and along the lymphatic drainage system, as well as help drive cold therapy deeper for longer lasting effects. This means the benefits of Game Ready Equine’s cold therapy go far beyond the surface to the internal tissue that is harder to reach.
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Dry Cold Therapy

Cold therapy is universally used to minimize damage following injury and help equine athletes heal faster during injury rehabilitation.

Cold has a local anesthetic effect that can significantly reduce pain and inhibit reflexive muscle spasms in your horse. Early use of cold therapy can reduce primary bleeding through its vasoconstrictive effects, and thus inhibit swelling.

And perhaps most importantly, reducing tissue temperature can lower the metabolic rate of both the involved and uninjured cells, decreasing their demand for oxygen — helping to break the secondary hypoxic injury cycle and making the body’s repair job easier.

Game Ready® Equine simultaneously delivers both cold and compression therapy. While cold is effective in helping to prevent swelling, active (or “intermittent”) compression performs a different role by helping to remove swelling once it has occurred.
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Finding the Right Game Ready Device for Hot and Cold Therapies

Athletic trainers and physical therapists understand how important hot and cold compression therapy is to the healing process of muscle and joint injuries. When you have an athletic injury or just strain a muscle during a workout, Game Ready ice machines and other devices offer the means to provide customized hot and cold therapies. Purchasing a new or used Game Ready system on eBay is a savvy means to speed your recovery from joint and muscle injuries or treat the players in your care.

Does Game Ready offer a portable hot and cold therapy system?

Seeking to serve the unique needs of athletic trainers who need the ability to treat player injuries immediately, Game Ready offers portable hot and cold therapy systems. The GR1 Kit or GRPro Kit include the following items:

Compressor
Compressor hose connector and split two-connection hose connector
Large ankle wrap that can be used on either ankle
Large right shoulder wrap and large left shoulder wrap
Power cord and power supply

Accessories you can find to customize a Game Ready hot and cold compression therapy system

Beyond the standard items included in the GR1 Kit or GRPro Kit, Game Ready offers several different accessories to complement its hot and cold therapy systems. When added to the original system, these accessories allow athletic trainers and physical therapists a full range of tools to address muscle and joint injuries anywhere in the body. Accessories include:

Wrap extenders - Three different lengths and sizes of wrap extenders are available to custom fit the standard ankle or shoulder wraps to a variety of body sizes. See the manufacturer site for details.
Traumatic amputee wrap harness - This allows you to treat leg amputee patients with hot or cold therapy.
Full leg boot wrap - This item is for treating leg injuries from ankle to hip.
Back wrap and C-T Spine wrap - These wraps are for injuries to the spine.
Hand and wrist wrap - Hand or wrist injuries benefit from these wraps.

When is it a good idea to purchase a preowned Game Ready hot and cold therapy device?

You can save money by choosing a preowned therapy system if you plan to use it for a limited period to recover from an injury or you just want to keep it on hand in case of emergencies. You might also find a bargain if you buy a preowned part to go with a system you've already used for a while.

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What is game ready for horses?

Game Ready Therapy The Game Ready® Ice Machine combines the benefits of active compression and dry cold therapy for a powerful prevention and treatment tool you can take on the road. Schneiders brings you the latest equine technology with flexible financing options and free shipping on qualifying orders.

How often should you use Game Ready ice machine?

The most common recommendation is to use cold therapy at least 4 times a day, for approximately 30 minutes each time, with at least a 30-minute break between treatments.