It seems that every time we step out of the CrunchGear Mansion, sore muscles and sports injuries pour cold water on our outdoor field frolicking. Thank goodness for Game Ready—probably the best thing to happen to sports injuries since the cup. This high-tech update to the old-school adage of “keep it cold and keep it compressed” promises sore spot healing and speedy surgery recovery. The machine pumps cold water through custom-shaped attachments that wrap around your limbs or head like a grocery store blood pressure machine, numbing the pain. And, unlike ice packs, there’s no chance of frostbite if you leave it on too long or fall asleep (this actually sidelined a Pittsburgh Steelers player last month.) I had the chance to try one out a few weeks ago after a hard day hiking. The verdict: Pretty awesome, if extremely eerie feeling (imagine a cold snake crawling over your leg.)
The best part: If you bother to ask, chances are that your insurance will cover a rental if you just got out of the OR. Of course you can buy one on your own, but thats just silly. And, since its used by the NFL, WWE, and loads of other sports teams, it must be healthy.
Is there a link to the product page or manufacturer? The manufacturer link in the gear box goes to an error page on crunchgear.com. Thanks!
http://www.gameready.com
I’ll see if I can fix the error…
I got one of these for after I tore my ACL and had it repaired. It really kept the swelling down and allowed me to stay relatively drug free through out the painful post surgery period (maid more painful by a failed “nerve block”). Anyways hopefully you never have a need for these but if you do you can usually get your insurance to buy them and in my case came with a pad that you can wrap to any part of your body with an ace bandage so you don’t need to buy different attachments.
Also, based on the picture we threw up, Game Ready also makes you look like a douche.
Another thing, the company execs told me that, because this is officially a medical device, it needs extensive testing before it can be approved for a particular purpose. There IS a head attachment however, that, although it has not been tested for this purpose, is probably a pretty good thing to use immediately following a concussion. They can’t say that in any literature until proper testing is completed, of course.
Is anyone having trouble with the site http://www.gameready.com today? I can’t seem to load it.
Big A– That’s what we here call the “CrunchGear Effect” or, as I like to call it, they’ve been “Crunched”