In reply to wbo2:
> I thought the article was absolute clickbait... and didn't altogether say what was in the title. Anyway, RICE, then MEAT.
> You can try holding your hands under a running tap of water as hot as you can tolerate for 3 mins, then cold as you can tolerate, and alternate. But are you trying to fix short or long term damage?
meat is out for me but in answer its both but I think really the ship has sailed with regard to old injuries. New aches and pains appear after intense boulder sessions quite often and I'd like to get that healed quicker. The peculiar thing about RICE is that pepole who do it are certain that it helps. But I don't know how they know.
Also there is cryotherapy to consider too. https://www.cryolabs.co.uk/ cooling the whole body rapidly in a room at -135 degreesC. My friend has done it and he does report long term benefits from a single session.
Maybe I should do an experiement. I seem to get small injuries pretty much every time I go. maybe one hand gets the RICE and one hand doesn't . Six months down the line see which hand is healed. Unfortunatley the cryolabs guy suggest that whole body immersion is necessary for a meaningfull effect. perhaps we should just ignore that statement.