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My 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
by Izkata 4y ago
My 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.