ive been dealing with an injury for a while and been icing after all my runs, and multiple times throughout the day and for a while at night about 40 minutes at a time. is there a moment when icing doesn't really help anymore but instead piss the bone off more than its helping inflammation around the tissue?
i ask this because i started cutting back on the lengthy ice sessions and feel better since doing that.
Not when it's on the cake.
some say reducing inflammation is counterproductive because inflation is part of the healing process. so too much might be bad, yeah.
this rings true to me but docs still regularly recommend it so I really don't know what to think anymore. so I just ice for 5-10 minutes right after running to make the pain go away and that's it.
When you are down by two goals with only a couple minutes to play.
Snap oh wrote:
Not when it's on the cake.
Actually if you have pudding in the cake and chocolate chips and swirled in cream cheese and drizzled caramel on top, the icing does become counterproductive.
the injury man wrote:
ive been dealing with an injury for a while and been icing after all my runs, and multiple times throughout the day and for a while at night about 40 minutes at a time. is there a moment when icing doesn't really help anymore but instead piss the bone off more than its helping inflammation around the tissue?
i ask this because i started cutting back on the lengthy ice sessions and feel better since doing that.
Yes icing only seems to be productive during a short period of time after the initial trauma.
If you sprain your ankle, ice as soon as possible - within minutes if you can, and cold water is fine. Alternate 15 minutes of cold with 15 minutes of elevation. This will drastically improve healing times but with exponential dropoff, so not worthwhile after 2 days or so.
After initial icing periods, the inflammation has been minimized to as low as icing can help. Then its important to get the blood flowing as much as possible without further significant increases in inflammation or damage. So it's usually best to move as much as possible without reinjury and don't ice after a couple days.
disgraceful_admin wrote:
the injury man wrote:ive been dealing with an injury for a while and been icing after all my runs, and multiple times throughout the day and for a while at night about 40 minutes at a time. is there a moment when icing doesn't really help anymore but instead piss the bone off more than its helping inflammation around the tissue?
i ask this because i started cutting back on the lengthy ice sessions and feel better since doing that.
Yes icing only seems to be productive during a short period of time after the initial trauma.
If you sprain your ankle, ice as soon as possible - within minutes if you can, and cold water is fine. Alternate 15 minutes of cold with 15 minutes of elevation. This will drastically improve healing times but with exponential dropoff, so not worthwhile after 2 days or so.
After initial icing periods, the inflammation has been minimized to as low as icing can help. Then its important to get the blood flowing as much as possible without further significant increases in inflammation or damage. So it's usually best to move as much as possible without reinjury and don't ice after a couple days.
If you've been injured for a while, maybe just stop running and eating for a few days and go walk for 5+ hrs a day as long as walking doesn't aggravate the injury much.
Especially if it's made without shortening, like a pure Orange cake frosting.
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A good icing is always productive if made fresh and used immediately
Any time you're not in trouble in your own zone, or shorthanded, is a bad time to ice the puck.
anon. wrote:
Especially if it's made without shortening, like a pure Orange cake frosting.
Love it, love it, love it!
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On carrot cake! Orange glaze icing on carrot cake! Magnificent
Yes, if you have frostbite icing is a waste of time.
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