A doctor was on CBC radio this morning talking about the use of ice for injuries - he said many people are getting frostbite from applying the ice for too long, but that is has been proven to help with pain.
The doctor who came up with RICE, has since said he was wrong:
https://www.macleans.ca/society/the-end-of-the-ice-age/
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Since the late 1970s, medical practitioners have often treated an injury with RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation). It’s an easy formula to remember: RICE is nice. The term was coined by Dr. Gabe Mirkin, a former assistant professor at the University of Maryland, in the bestselling Sports Medicine Book published in 1978. But even he has changed his mind. “Nobody believes in rest anymore,” he says. “You can get a hip replacement and you’re on the bike 12 hours after surgery.” As for ice, “there is no data to show that ice does anything more than block pain,” he says. “And there is data that shows it delays healing.” The mnemonic he made famous, however, remains prevalent. “RICE is just something that stuck—and it’s wrong,” Mirkin adds. “I’m partially responsible for this misinformation.”
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