When I graduated as a physiotherapist, back in 1993, it became immediately apparent during the first few weeks in my first job, that I knew very little about being a physio, despite a rigorous and prestigious four year Degree from University. In those early days there were a few things on which I was very certain...these were my absolute truths: both legs feeling numb is never a good sign getting surgical patients out of bed too quickly can make them faint hospital gowns are

"RICE" a thing of the past? Not quite but the research is showing that we could be doing things a little better. There is evidence to suggest that ICE may not be beneficial to injuries at all. A long-held belief does not always mean it is right! We do know that ice can "numb" things a little, so it is still okay to use ice as a pain management strategy - but maybe just for 5-7 minutes at a time. Also, compression IS important. So we have found this cool new acronym via the