Many people would assume that when something hurts there is an injury; and when there is an injury it would be painful. But research and new scientific discoveries are putting a new spotlight on pain and injury, and even the methods we use to diagnose such injuries. While it’s a complex discussion with many facets, let’s keep this brief and simple. Pain is a good thing in many ways. It is a warning that something is wrong; a survival mechanism our brain and bodies use to alte

There’s a hot debate going on when it comes to injury recovery concerning the well-known method of RICE and the newer, lesser known method of MEAT. So let’s quickly go over what these are and then we can look at which is best and when. RICE This has been the go-to injury recovery method for quite some time, but research is showing the limitation of RICE. So what does it include? REST Resting an injured limb is crucial to recovery, but there’s a fine balance, which I’ll addres