RICE out. ARITA in. Or why Icing an injury is bad for you. Reinls case against ice goes like this: Not only is inflammation not bad, its good. Its the way the body heals. Swelling means the body is bringing healing fluids to the injured area. As Reinl puts it: The blood vessels surrounding the injury dilate and increase perfusion. Icing, by contrast, causes blood vessels to constrict. Freezing injured cells kills them, leading to further damage and inflammation. Though ice may temporarily delay swelling, it resumes when the injured area warms up again. It is presumptuous folly to try to reduce swelling, Reinl contends, because the body will dispatch as much fluid to the injured site as it deems necessary. articles.philly/2014-07-27/news/52094486_1_healing-rice-crossfit
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:41:45 +0000
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