Sports Injury Treatments

noun A small plastic bag filled with ice or a gel substance, used for applying cold to a specific area of the body to reduce swelling or pain.

• The nurse applied an ice pack to reduce the swelling in the patient's ankle.
• I always keep an ice pack in the freezer for when I get a headache.
• My friend told me to put an ice pack on my sprained wrist to help with the pain.
• After a long day of work, a relaxing bath feels like an ice pack for the soul.

noun a specialist in orthopedics

adjective relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles

• The patient was advised to consult an orthopedic specialist for his knee injury.
• My sister is seeing an orthopedic doctor for her back pain.
• I heard that orthopedic guy is the best in town for sports injuries.
• Learning to walk again after the accident was like a journey through an orthopedic maze.