Horses stand in it for up to 15 minutes to relieve swelling.
Nevertheless, doctors put a bolt in her head to relieve swelling, performed a tracheotomy and removed part of her skull.
Perhaps more telling, she had a cerebral shunt medical device, used to relieve swelling of the brain caused by certain medical conditions.
He had a brain hemorrhage and, despite two operations to relieve swelling and remove blood clots, he fell into a coma, his doctors said.
Jagr, 28, was admitted to the hospital last Wednesday for observation and underwent surgery on Friday to relieve swelling and remove a blood clot in his leg.
Former President Gerald R. Ford underwent successful surgery in a Philadelphia hospital today to relieve swelling in his tongue from a rare bacterial infection, his doctors said.
Decongestant, any drug used to relieve swelling of the nasal mucosa accompanying such conditions as the common cold and hay fever.
Always at his side is Don Zimmer, whose bell was rung so loudly during his playing years that his head bears two indentations from the holes drilled by doctors to relieve swelling.
The rider, Mitchi Cunningham, 24, underwent neurosurgery to relieve swelling inside his skull and suffered permanent loss of his sense of smell as a result of the clubbing, according to court documents and his lawyer.
12. Lymphatic drainage: Pilar de Souza This post-op massage, used to relieve swelling and bruising, requires the hands of an angel, or at least of a skilled practitioner.
