Anyone involved in any form of sport and exercise knows the age-old acronym RICE. Rest, ice, compress, elevate. Damaged your hamstring? Your trainer will hog-tie it to your leg until it turns purple and screams with repulsion.

However, later that night, you’re at home watching reruns of Buffy the Vampire slayer, with the ice hanging there like a warm mojito, you suddenly can't remember what the trainer told you. Was it 20 minutes every 15 minutes, 20 minutes every hour, or an hour every 20 minutes? Furthermore, your partner no longer thinks it's cute that you're injured, and looking after you is getting damn tiresome.

Fear not, student of the world, I have your back (or leg), or whatever you’ve injured. Here are the answers to replenish your relationship and prevent your bed from turning into a waterbed disaster from our parent's generation (can you believe people slept on those!?)

Although our humble friend RICE has been a staple of our first-aid principles from before Christ was born, our information on body healing has changed significantly since this phrase appeared in our realms of understanding. Yes, we know that ice has an anti-inflammatory effect and reduces blow flow, and with that swelling. And Yes, we know in some situations, this can be very helpful.

However, what if the body, and specifically the tissue, needs that blood flow? Don't look at me like I told you to keep your tomato sauce in the cupboard, peanut butter in the fridge, or tim tams in the freezer (legit a great idea, they last an eternity), but maybe blood is exactly what that tissue needs.

Stay with me here, scholar of the world, you're doing a fantastic job.

Let me introduce you to the modern-day warrior. The next generation of healing disciples. Peace and Love. No, they're not my children's names, but perhaps when I move to Seminyak they will be. No Peace and Love is the new version of RICE. Here's an infographic to show you what I mean

Now we haven't mentioned "LOVE" here and that's because this is something that needs to be guided by your physiotherapist. LOVE starts to load up the damaged tissue and needs to be treated on a case-by-case basis depending on severity, injury location, age, recurrence of injury, sport…….

So, have you Injured yourself recently? Follow our modern-day warrior PEACE for the first 48-72 hours.

Are you ready to learn about LOVE? Sign up here for the next season of Love Island Evolutio, where 4 injured people are partnered up with a physiotherapist each on an island and have to rehabilitate.

Just kidding, if you actually want to know more, or you've injured yourself recently, book in here with me and use the code 'matesrates' for $20 off your Initial Physio Session. I'll save you days, hours and minutes off your injury, so you can spend it buying Tim tams, and playing the activities you genuinely Love that give you Peace.

We’re lucky enough to have Mitch write this blog for us. Mitch has worked extensively with football clubs and heads up the main Physio role at Melbourne High Unicorns (Go the Corns) after time at StKilda Football club as a trainer. He’s an exceptional physio, and all round good guy. If you need help with Concussion, just want a chat or you need help moving house, give him a call. You can book in with him here

Peace & Love

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