|
You have to be careful with techniques that increase blood flow to the area in the period immediately following the indjury. First ice to get the swelling down and to stop any internal damage (ie bruising). Once the initial damage has been stopped, you then begin to encourage blood flow to begin repair. Thus the Ice Compression, Elevation cycle.
Course, I'm not a doctor/trainer/etc, just a former athelete, so I am not professionally trained!
|