> which in turn means I assume someone must have done a modern study to prove it benefitted patients I wouldn't assume that :) Ice treatment was about pain re

> which in turn means I assume someone must have done a modern study to prove it benefitted patients I wouldn't assume that :) Ice treatment was about pain relief, not overall benefit. I believe it also came from the world of sports science, to which a lower bar is applied due to the general non-life-or-death consequences.