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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Call the POLICE when you get injured?

Again via Bret Contreras I came across this article.  We used to get told to RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation).  Well now that is Old School – now it’s POLICE - Protection, Optimal loading, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

 RICE needs updating.....
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1 comment:

  1. osteoconseils.frAugust 26, 2012 at 1:24 AM

    Hi,
    About the Ice, there are a lot of data that indicates that ice is not so good for soft tissue injuries
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18212134
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21164157
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10322591
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15496998
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14754753
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12208913
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11510876
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11403116
    - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8896090

    For a VERY interesting discussion, you should see the video of K Star here with Gary Reinl :
    - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UmJVgEWZu4&feature=plcp

    Tell me what do you think of these ;)

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