RICE: The End of an Ice Age | Athletic Medicine. I often avdvise against icing injuries and chronic painful conditions in my practice. Ice is frowned apon in Chinese Medicine, it slows healing and congests blood flow to the area of injury. It seems that Chinese Medicine may be on to something (for the last 2000 years!) In a recent study, athletes were told to exercise so intensely that they developed severe muscle damage that caused extensive muscle soreness. Although cooling delayed swelling, it did not hasten recovery from this muscle damage (The American Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2013). A summary of 22 scientific articles found almost no evidence that ice and compression hastened healing over the use of compression alone, although ice plus exercise may marginally help to heal ankle sprains (The American Journal of Sports Medicine, January, 2004;32(1):251-261).
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:19:24 +0000
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