Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
I have an awesome clay pack that came with a cover and attached elastic & velcro strap. It works great for icing/heating on the move. I think I found it at Walmart of all places.
Becky - do you have a link or a name or a photo of this pack? I'd be curious to know more about it. I'm sort of flooded out this weekend so can't go up to Walmart until the water recedes in a couple of days.

As far as the other comments - I think that "ice is nice" pretty much anytime you use it, but I suspect it's probably better to ice immediately after exercise - but like I said, I'll ask the PT on Wed.

He's OK with the elliptical - I can raise my arm that far, and it's a gentle motion which helps to maintain/improve my range of motion. It doesn't seem to bother it so I'll continue, building up gradually. I stop everything as soon as I get even a twinge. Including sleeping it seems.

As for icing on the move - well I have no way to keep the ice pack frozen all day at work, or at the gym, and can't figure out a way to hold it on my shoulder and drive at the same time. So while it would probably work well for other body parts I don't think I can make that one work even if I could keep it frozen till I needed it.

On the other hand, I have got a little improvement on the range of motion but it's going to take a while before the pain is gone, and probably a year before I could even think about swimming again. I am a true believer in PT and really appreciate the input by all the PT types on here. If I wasn't thinking more about retirement instead of a 3rd career, I'd seriously think about going back to school for PT. They work miracles!