If you’ve ever gone to the doctor after a bad ankle sprain, chances are your doctor recommended the RICE protocol. RICE is an acronym standing for rest, ice, compression, and elevation. While the acronym is easy to remember and simple to follow, it has begun to fall out of favor due to a new protocol showing better results for healing! This new and improved acronym for the management of an acute injury is POLICE, which stands for protection, optimal loading, ice, compression, and elevation.
If you are interested in reading more about acupuncture research, a quick pubmed search will allow you to review abstracts, if not full-text, research studies by the thousands. The NIH has a division called the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, which has a lot of information on acupuncture and traditional Chinese Medicine research. Or bring your questions to us! Research informs our practice and we love to learn.
Many of us have to work a 9-5 job where finding time to exercise is nearly impossible. With the weather changing to wet and rainy, the sun only making a few appearances and the days getting shorter and shorter, our mental and physical self take a hit. However, these changes are usually when our body and mind usually need exercise the most.
