So icing sore muscles is wrong?

[Dzone]

There is a lot of stuff on the internet lately saying ice therapy is bad and actually delays healing.
Icing Sore Muscles Doesn’t Speed Recovery - What to Know

[dirtwarrior]

Re: So icing sore muscles is wrong?

It does reduce swelling and pain. It makes it less vascular.
Heat can increase pain and swelling but makes it more vascular.
They say to elevate and alternate.

[jipped genes]

Re: So icing sore muscles is wrong?

I will say this anecdotally. For my knees, when I am training for a race like I am now, if I do not ice my knees then they will hurt next time i run. If I ice it seems to reduce soreness by half. Now this is joint pain and not delayed onset muscle soreness from hard training. i just do light work to help with that.

Also pro athletes ice, at the highest level of sports. You think that if it did not help they would do it?

[BABY1]

Re: So icing sore muscles is wrong?

If it's tight, then heat. Swollen, then ice.
I think it really depends, and the alternating seems to help.

[6p6]

Re: So icing sore muscles is wrong?

Ice has been used since the beginning of time... I will keep it on my recovery list!

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[jipped genes]

Re: So icing sore muscles is wrong?

If it's tight, then heat. Swollen, then ice.
I think it really depends, and the alternating seems to help.

I am of the same mind as you baby.