{"id":454,"date":"2026-08-06T15:51:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/?post_type=research&#038;p=454"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:24:06","slug":"micro-ice-cooling-for-distal-limb-health","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/research\/micro-ice-cooling-for-distal-limb-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-Ice Cooling for Distal Limb Health\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- block -->\n<div class=\"custom-block-wrappper text-block stylized lite top-spacing-default bottom-spacing-default\">\n\n    <p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW217348638 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217348638 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Cold therapy is widely used to reduce pain and inflammation following exercise or injury, yet the effectiveness of different cooling technologies\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217348638 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">remains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217348638 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0poorly understood. Our laboratory is evaluating the use of micro-ice cooling systems for the equine distal limb to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217348638 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">determine<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217348638 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0their ability to reduce tissue temperature, limit inflammation, and support recovery. This research aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for the use of cryotherapy in performance horses and clinical rehabilitation.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW217348638 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-360,&quot;335559737&quot;:-360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- END block -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":491,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-454","research","type-research","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research\/454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/research"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.agsci.colostate.edu\/fedorka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}