We’ve all heard of the RICE acronym Rest Ice Compression Elevation. Well, it just may appear we have been doing it all wrong for may years. I first started to question the RICE theory as a track athlete with countless injures over a very long career. I noticed how much better the injury felt when I applied heat to the area. Don’t get me wrong, I would usually apply ice immediately after the injury occurred, but then proceeded to apply heat the following day. The swelling and the bruising would still be there, and sometimes the bruising would even look worse. But it felt better, and I would start to move better.
Stop icing your injuries
Stop icing your injuries
Stop icing your injuries
We’ve all heard of the RICE acronym Rest Ice Compression Elevation. Well, it just may appear we have been doing it all wrong for may years. I first started to question the RICE theory as a track athlete with countless injures over a very long career. I noticed how much better the injury felt when I applied heat to the area. Don’t get me wrong, I would usually apply ice immediately after the injury occurred, but then proceeded to apply heat the following day. The swelling and the bruising would still be there, and sometimes the bruising would even look worse. But it felt better, and I would start to move better.