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Rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE)
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A 39-year old female asked:
Do I need to see a doctor or should I be patient, and rest my leg? While playing backyard volleyball, I was stepping forward, I heard a pop in my calf. My calf is swollen, painful, and I can't hardly walk. I have been doing RICE - rest, ice, compression,
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A 41-year old asked:
The doctor said to rest, use ice, and elevate my leg. But what does the C in RICE stand for?
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A 21-year old asked:
Can rest and elevation help cure a sprain?
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A 32-year old male asked:
How long should someone rest muscle due to high CPK elevation and what to do when it has been a month in a half?
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A 32-year old male asked:
With epididymitis should pain and swelling decrease with rest and scrotal elevation, I have some pain and swelling but only when active?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Had EBV reoccurrence 5th attack in 13yrs,usually at peak fitness (triathlete),=liver function elevation, rest was 7 weeks,ok to start mild exercise?
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A 65-year old female asked:
have a pain in my left hip area which hurts when I go up hills & up steps. Was resting and using ice. Thought it was better, went for a walk & it's n?
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A 34-year old asked:
Besides rest and ice Is there something else i should take for shoulder bursitis?
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A 50-year old male asked:
I'm looking for specific exercises to help with runners knee (besides stretching, rolling, ice and rest). ?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Have patella tendinitis...feels a lot better only dull ache sometimes...been 2weeks..using rice method...should I start using heat now or ice still?
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A female asked:
What causes my feet to always feel ice cold when nothing else is? Sitting down, or lying down in bed under cover my feet are always ice cold when the rest of my body is warm why is that?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Pain on the outside of my foot from walking incorrectly after an injury, will it heal if I walk correctly from now on, as well as ice and rest?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Bottom heel pain . Especially in am . No swelling bruising . Heat ice rest epsom salt , ib profen have not been successful . Pain for six months.
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A 32-year old male asked:
I don't consume Milk or milk products, except for ice cream!.. Is it gonna affect my health in any way? My dailies include rice, chicken or fish.
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A 46-year old female asked:
I pulled chest muscles one week ago... I have shortness of breath as well I have been resting a week how long till healed? I have been using ice & hea
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A 24-year old female asked:
I can't straighten my legs x rays showed nothing wrong er doc says i just bruised them & for me to rest & ice them how long will it take to get better?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I have mild pain/discomfort on my left knee after wieght traning for my legs yesterday. How long should I rest? When should I apply ice/heat?
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A female asked:
Soccer player w/ Knee pain,8/10. No major injury, MRI +xrays show nothing. worse pain in outside right knee. Tried ice,rest, stretches, running. Help?
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A 30-year old female asked:
When I put my legs up to rest my feet become very tingly and ice cold, is this a common reaction or is there another way to get the blood circulating?
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A female asked:
What should i do about my sprained ankle i was playing basketball a couple weeks ago and i rolled my ankle. i rested it and iced and put heat on it,and it felt fine so i got a brace and ran a 2 mile race. now it is the worst it has ever been and i can poi
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A female asked about a 46-year old female:
Had plantar fasciitis for about 15-16 weeks. I do ice,stretch,nightsplints,massage therapy, exercises,heat,rest,good shoes,custom orthotics? What else
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A 40-year old female asked:
teen girl. severe pain around the 'round' bone inside of ankle . she has tried ice, heat, rest, xray, now in a 'boot'nothing helps.been months. Help!?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Severe back pain made worse by deep breath, movement, and daily activity. Not made better with rest, ice, heat, or tylenol (acetaminophen).
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A 30-year old asked:
knee pain after running, below knee cap and at the top of shin bone. feels very sore and hurts, no swelling. have iced and rest. what could it be ?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Sudden Severe pain neck. Shoulder.and Shoulder blade. My arm is tingly. Tylenol (acetaminophen) ice heat massage rest and a neck pillow have not helped I cant sleep!
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A 44-year old asked:
My girl ripped my frenulum n it healed n i have a little piece hanging n the rest is attached. What do I do?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I tend to dream each nite but feel very tired after I wake up. Y do we dream n how do I aim 4 dreamless n more rested sleep?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What shuld i feed my 11months old baby.i m tired of giving him rice n wheat daily .even he is not interested in these foods .
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A 47-year old asked:
Do some rice contain calcium?
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A 32-year old asked:
I love to eat uncookd rice, how can I stop?
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