TweetIt 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.
TweetThere is a lot of stuff on the internet lately saying ice therapy is bad and actually delays healing.
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TweetIt 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.
TweetI 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?
TweetIf it's tight, then heat. Swollen, then ice.
I think it really depends, and the alternating seems to help.
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TweetIce has been used since the beginning of time... I will keep it on my recovery list!
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