Sports physicians have long recommended the RICE method (rest, ice, compression, elevation), but guidance is changing.
Dr Julie Han, a sports medicine physician at NYU Langone Health, said there was no right or wrong answer on whether to use heat or ice, and emphasised that neither would cure an injury.
“Choose what feels better for you,” Dr Han said. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, like ibuprofen, and physical therapy are the most effective treatments, she added. Kunzer said: “You want some of that swelling and inflammation because that is what some of the healing process happens with,” he said. “At the same time, you don’t want too much because it can be painful.”THE ARGUMENT IN FAVOUR OF MOVEMENT OVER REST
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