|
Ice is really only good for the swelling, use it after playing if it continues to swell, other than that heat on and off for 20 min periods will help up bloodflow to the area and help it heal. Ibuprofen or Aleeve should help, and elevation will help with any swelling that occurs too.
As for resting it, I think you'll need more than a few days, esp if you banged it hard enough to cause significant swelling. Give it at least a week. If you're not at least seeing improvement in 2 weeks or so I'd go to the Doc then, and it never hurts to go now just to get it looked at.
__________________
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."
- Napoleon Bonaparte
|