Ice or heat?

[young Ed]

RICE....rest, ice, compression, elevate for soft tissue injuries.

thats what they teach in my school if you take P.E as a subject at GCSE level and i always remember it even though i didn't take it as an option, i just have friends that did
Cheers Ed

 

[subaqua]

thats what they teach in my school if you take P.E as a subject at GCSE level and i always remember it even though i didn't take it as an option, i just have friends that did
Cheers Ed

when I did my 4 day 1st aid a few years ago ( yes I have now renewed and got the new qual) the instructor said for 1st aid its is Rest Apply Pressure Elevate. I asked him if anybody at Red Cross had looked at that acronym.

 

[HeroesFitness]

It's not tendonitis, although the patella tracking out of line has given me some of the same symptoms. I'd had trouble tracking down the pain precisely, the physio had no trouble and had to pull me off the ceiling. Only the right patella but I think when I initially flared it up I'd masked it with some general muscle pain on top of my slightly achy worn knees anyhow. Time to give my knees a break I think.

Yes a break would be good, see if you can find a chartered physiotherapist, if they can't give you the correct advice find some one who can.