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Here is the part you missed: "We also question the use of cryotherapy. Despite widespread use among clinicians and the population, there is no high-quality evi
by elif 4y ago
Here is the part you missed:
"We also question the use of cryotherapy. Despite widespread use among clinicians and the population, there is no high-quality evidence on the efficacy of ice for treating soft-tissue injuries. Even if mostly analgesic, ice could potentially disrupt inflammation, angiogenesis and revascularisation, delay neutrophil and macrophage infiltration as well as increase immature myofibres."
- nashashmi 4y agoYes. The A in PEACE stands for “avoid icing” and anti inflammatory . So more or less, the title may be correct as is.
- dumbotron 4y agoThis mirrors my experience. All I've really been able to say is ice on a pulled muscle dulls the pain. I also researched it and never found good evidence supporting it. I also haven't great evidence supporting foam rolling or stretching to relieve muscle pain.
- Izkata 4y agoMy understanding, picked up as a kid sometime in the late 90s/early 2000s, was that ice makes injuries feel better while impeding healing. So it's a trade-off you had to make for yourself. Reading stuff like this now kinda feels like we lost a bunch of knowledge in the past two decades.
- rendaw 4y agoDoctors here give out anti-inflammatory packs like candy, and I did a dive since it seemed crazy to me. If your body is increasing blood flow to the area there's got to be a reason for it? All I could find though was statements that it doesn't serve a role/gets in the way of healing, something about maybe being mainly to prevent infection at a wound site? What you said seems reasonable, but can you point to any sources? I'd like to confirm for myself.