This article was taken from the Premier Soccer-Site Champions Soccer Training.com
In case of pretty much any injury at all it pays well to remember the Rice Rule:
This Rule can make the difference between months out with an injury and a mere couple of weeks rest before resuming one‘s career.
Sould you get injured and not have a capable Physio close at hand, here‘s what you should do:
R.I.C.E. stands for
• Rest
• Ice
• Compress
• Elevate
Rest:
Kind of self-evident, really, but you should make sure not to aggravate the condition, rest the injured structure at least until you know what‘s wrong: don‘t make matters worse!
Ice:
This one is the probably most important one: icing has saved lives it‘s that important!The very first thing should be to put a ice/ice-water compress on the area.
Compress:
Serves the same purpose as the ice: to reduce circulation momentarily. It‘s best to do both at the same time.
Elevate:
Again, this reduces circulation for the time being: that‘s a good thing!
Very generally speaking, you don‘t want to increase bloodflow until day 2 or 3 or so after the trauma, depending on the nature of the injury.
Remember, if you have one option, make it the ice: this can make a difference like night and day and no joke !;-)
And always, especially as far as injuries: „When in doubt, check it out!“
Get yourself into the hands of a competent rehab specialist asap, and you should be back on track in no time at all!
Good Luck !;-)
This article was taken from the Premier Soccer-Site Champions Soccer Training.com
