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To reduce swelling. Ice will work up to the first 24 hours of injury and you should elevate the injured area above the heart for a few days.
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What do you use when you broke your leg?
Usually, ice, immobilization, ibuprofen 800mg or equivalent, and elevation.
What does RICE mean in physical health?
RICE is an acronym stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. The RICE acronym is a guideline for treating minor injuries and sprains; it suggests resting, icing, compressing, and elevating the injured area.
What does RICE stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
What is the difference bbetween pro ice hockey goalie leg pads and senior ice hockey goalie leg pads?
the size of the leg pads
What is the meaning of the acronym RICE?
RICE (in medicine), is an acronym for "Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation", a treatment for soft-tissue injury.
What will you do if you had a sprain?
RICE- rest,ice,compression, elevation
What does the R.I.C.E stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
What is the RICE principle?
Rest, ice, compression, elevation
What are the steps of RICE?
rest, ice, compression, elevation
What is the RICE tretment?
Rest Ice Compression Elevation
What can you do for leg swelling?
You can put ice or heat on your leg, this will help with your swelling.
As ice sheets that covered North America thinned and melted following the end of the last ice age would the elevation of the land surface below the ice increase in elevation decrease or stay the same?
Most areas that were covered with thick continental ice sheets are still rising in elevation, due to what's called 'rebound'.
