First Aid Injury- RICE- Apply Ice or not and why?

For decades, most of us were taught to treat sprains and soft-tissue injuries with the familiar acronym RICE — Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. It became the standard advice given by first-aid trainers, physios, sports coaches and even doctors.

But what many people don’t know is that the man who invented RICE, Dr Gabe Mirkin, later changed his mind….