Thread: Rolled Ankle
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Old Thu Jan 10, 2008, 04:47pm
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Originally Posted by jdw3018
No idea how or why it works, but I'm going to keep at it.
It works by preventing inflammation, which helps keep the tissue from being exposed to irritation and rubbing against things they shouldn't be. As long as you stretch well before your activity, and then cool down appropriately, it's a good way to "play through" an injury that's in the healing process. At least, that's what my dr. says.
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