Ice isn’t as useful for soft tissue injuries (sprains & strains) as we once thought.

In fact, it may even get in the way of healing for soft tissue injuries. I think it’s still fine to use ice if you feel like it gives you significant pain relief & you enjoy it, but it’s definitely not something you NEED to do.

That means R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compress, elevate) is officially outdated.

It’s much more important to give those soft tissues P.E.A.C.E. & L.O.V.E.

Basically, the new acronym encourages TEMPORARY rest & places a lot of emphasis on starting to use the injured body part again as so as it is tolerable (with respect to tissue healing).

Save this so you know what to do next time you sprain or strain something.

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