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How could you reduce muscle swelling (impact injury)?
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Rest, elevate, cold: To reduce swelling to muscles after injury, one needs to not use the the affected muscle (rest), elevated as much as possible, and use cold compresses for 20 minutes followed by a 20 minute break, and repeat as necessary.
Answered 3/26/2013
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RICE: Most clinicians use the letters rice rest ice compression and elevation.
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