Injury!!! Help!!!

nafroese

I was playing competitive ladies soccer tonight and took a really hard kick to the calf muscle! I bruised instantly and I know that there is heat there from the injury I want to help heal it as quickly as possible... Heat or Ice on a fresh injury?!

Angie0rtiz

ICE! *weird family remedy - mix butter and salt, rub it on the bruise helps to reduce the swelling of the injury, since your rubbing the bruise help lossen the blood accumulation.
-Hope you feel better

michelechavez

Definitely ice. Here's the formula for treating injury: RICE

R - Rest
I - Ice
C - Compression
E - Elevation

So, lie down and elevate your leg, put some ice on the injury, and then when you are up and about put on a compression dressing.

wellbert

Windex works better than butter.

JNick77

Definitely ice. Here's the formula for treating injury: RICE

R - Rest
I - Ice
C - Compression
E - Elevation

So, lie down and elevate your leg, put some ice on the injury, and then when you are up and about put on a compression dressing.

sweetiepeas

I agree with the RICE. Icing it will make the blood vessels constrict and slow bleeding (bruising), also reduces swelling.

Cold_Steel

yeah never heat on any bruising injury you are doing the opposite and can cause more swelling.

nafroese

Thanks all! I iced alst night and am walking around no prob this morning! feels pretty good! Obviously bruised but yeah!