Icing an injury may do more harm than good

Everything you know about using heat or ice for an injury or exercise may be wrong—or at least outdated.

Research has proven that uncomfortable stages, like letting your body go through the inflammation response, are key to proper healing. But that means anti-inflammatory methods, including over-the-counter medication and immediate icing of the affected area, may do more harm than good.

Craig Wassinger and Jeff Foucrier are physical therapy faculty members in the Tufts University School of Medicine rehabilitation sciences department.

Here, they share tips on properly administering thermal therapies after an injury, surgery, or in simple recovery from exercise:

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