Originally Posted by BigUgly

Many physical therapists in my neck of the woods no longer believe in ice for non-swollen injuries which is why I said what I said. I tend to believe them because I live in a college town and they fix D1 atheletes all the time. I guess there are many schools of thought. My injury was more tendon related which may be why they told me not to put a bag of ice on my knee. I was told to take an ice cube and give the tendon and ice massage so to speak to try to relieve any pain. That an ibuprofin(spell?). More than anything the most important thing is to stretch.