Opinions?
I never thought much of ice as a palliative treatment for injury. Frankly, I prefer heat. However, when I had a knee replacement a year ago, I found that ice wraps after rehab exercises were soothing. Was that my imagination?
No, ice helped me when I had knee replacement....both times. I did use heat for pain though. It was very helpful.
No. Ice freezes the cells and nerves. Ergo you feel less pain. However, freezing kills the cells.
Ice was used to 'soothe' the pain in our past, because it was much easier to find around the house than a hypodermic injection of local anesthetic.
I’m an ACE fitness trainer. Back in February, I attended two different seminars about RICE. One pro swore by it, another swore at it. Sigh.