Injuries need both PEACE and LOVE
To optimize healing, new guidelines have come out in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. We should be using PEACE and LOVE to address acute injuries.
PEACE - protect, elevate, avoid, compress and educate
LOVE - load, optimisim, vascularization, exercise
Bookmark these posts and save them in case you ever experience an acute injury. This will improve recovery and improve healing times.
Dubois B, Esculier JG. Soft-tissue injuries simply need peace and love. Br J Sports Med. 2020;54(2)72-73.