Does icing a sprain adversely affect healing? Check out this article in the Washington Post.
Does icing a sprain adversely affect healing? Check out this article in the Washington Post. If you have ever been involved in sports, you may have heard the term RICE which stands for rest, ice, compression and elevation. The idea of icing a sprain has for years been the gospel of athletic trainers, coaches and even doctors. RICE no more. Science is catching up to this common practice and apparently, icing for long periods of time adversely affects healing. This is why a couple of years ago we developed a new brochure for both of our offices called RICE
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