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  • Heat or ice for acute ankle sprain? 

    Thompson, Chris; Kelsberg, Gary; St. Anna, Leilani (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
    For grade 3 and 4 ankle sprains, ice works better than heat to speed recovery (return to play) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on a single retrospective cohort study). No studies support faster return to play ...