There seems to be a scientific question as to whether ice is really effective in treating acute soft tissue injuries. The latest science seems to suggest that no it not effective…
- Paradigm Shifts: Use of Ice & NSAIDs Post Acute Soft Tissue Injuries (Part 1 of 2) – Physical Therapy Web
- Is ice right? Does cryotherapy improve outcome for acute soft tissue injury? – PubMed – NCBI
- The use of ice in the treatment of acute soft-tissue injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. – PubMed – NCBI
- People, We’ve Got to Stop Icing Injuries. We Were Wrong, Sooo Wrong | Community Video – MobilityWOD
- Why ice doesn’t help an injury and could even make it worse
- Phys Ed: Icing Can Make Sore Muscles Worse – The New York Times
- Should We Ice Injuries? | Mark’s Daily Apple
- More trainers reject using ice to treat minor sport injuries | Toronto Star
- Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health, Fitness and Nutrition. » Why Ice Delays Recovery
- Sports Injuries: Does Ice Really Help a Muscle Strain Heal? – Shape Magazine
- Why icing doesn’t work to heal injuries
- Why ice isn’t always the best way to treat an injury – The Globe and Mail
- Ice on injury may prevent healing: Swelling turned on its head | Daily Mail Online (it’s a Daily Mail article, take it for what its worth, The Daily Mail is generally not your best source for science information)
- Why Ice and Anti-inflammatory Medication is NOT the Answer | Stone Athletic Medicine
- Ice for Back Pain, Injuries, Tendinitis
- The Elite Trainer – The New Injury Rehabilitation Paradigm: RICE Is Not NICE, Do METH Instead!