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Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks

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611 points sohkamyung | 1 comments | 19 Feb 25 12:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.235s | source
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faitswulff ◴[19 Feb 25 14:20 UTC] No.43102422[source]▶
If anyone's heard of RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) for healing joints, the new guidance is called POLICE: Protect, Optimal Load, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. The key differences being Protect and Optimal Load, meaning don't re-injure it and expose it to some level of weight-bearing or usage.
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kenjackson ◴[19 Feb 25 19:24 UTC] No.43106273[source]▶
The guy who termed RICE (Gabe Mirkin) later came out and said he made a mistake. Specifically with the "Ice" part (and partially with Rest). See: https://drmirkin.com/fitness/why-ice-delays-recovery.html
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1. jalla ◴[20 Feb 25 13:03 UTC] No.43114161[source]▶
Also, elevation is useless and compression is potentially harmful as restricting blood circulation and compressing tissue limits healing.