EP 110 Health Topic (Bonus) Why you should not ICE injuries!

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English - September 17, 2021 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Overview

Dr. Curtis presents another timely health-related topic. In this episode, he discusses the completely disproven, completely unhelpful, actually harmful--RICE Protocol.

RICE = (REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION)

Anyone who has ever strained a muscle twisted an ankle, or torqued a ligament can relate to this now disproven strategy.

Deeper Reading

Covered

ORIGINS OF THE RICE PROTOCOLDR. MIRKIN, Father of RICE PROTOCOLGary Reinl--THE ANTI-ICEMANInflammation, Repair, RemodelingWhat to do with Swelling Icing's effect on tissue damageIce decreases circulation and cell repairIce decreases healingIce slow growth factors for muscle/bone/blood vessel cellsARITA (Active, Recovery, IS, THE, Answer)MEAT (movement, exercise, analgesia, treatment)

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