Cryotherapy-Putting Injury on Ice

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Abstract

Cheap, simple, safe, and effective, ice therapy after soft-tissue injury can cut weeks off of recovery time-but almost nobody uses it.

Is ice right? Does cryotherapy improve outcome for acute soft tissue injury?
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