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Do textbooks agree on their advice on ice?

D MacAuley1

  • 1Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Science, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, UK. dc.macauley@ulst.ac.uk

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
|June 14, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Standard sports medicine textbooks offer limited and inconsistent guidance on ice therapy for acute soft tissue injuries. More evidence-based consensus is needed for effective cryotherapy application.

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Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Physical Therapy

Background:

  • Ice therapy, or cryotherapy, is a common treatment for acute soft tissue injuries in sports.
  • Current sports medicine textbooks are primary resources for practitioners regarding injury management.
  • Variability in treatment recommendations can lead to suboptimal patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the quality and consistency of ice therapy guidance within general sports medicine textbooks.
  • To identify gaps in evidence-based recommendations for cryotherapy application in acute soft tissue injuries.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic search was conducted on a convenience sample of 45 general sports medicine textbooks.
  • Keywords such as "ice," "cryotherapy," "soft tissue injury," "muscle," and "bruise" were used to search indices and chapter headings.

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Main Results:

  • Seventeen textbooks provided no guidance on ice application parameters (duration, frequency, barriers).
  • Twenty-eight texts offered duration advice, but recommendations varied significantly based on therapy type, injury location, and severity.
  • Considerable variation existed in recommended treatment duration and frequency across texts.

Conclusions:

  • Sports medicine textbooks offer minimal and highly variable guidance on ice therapy for acute soft tissue injuries.
  • There is a critical need for evidence-based consensus on the appropriate use of cryotherapy in sports medicine.
  • Standardized protocols are required to ensure effective and safe ice application for athletes.