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Ice is better than heat for an acute injury during the first week. Most people stop icing after the first day or two unless they're very uncomfortable. No longer than 15 minutes at a time with a hamstring. If it were a toe or a finger, no more than 10 minutes as cases of frostbite have occurred. Always a good idea to place the ice in a plastic bag and place layers of paper or cloth towels between the bag and the skin. Remember RICE - rest, ice, compression, elevation. Generally 15 -20 min is maximum for icing an injury.
Always ice an injury, right? Er, no â there is one important exception to this rule of thumb. If you have low back pain, you almost always need heat instead of ice, especially that capricious sort of low back pain that flares up from time to time for no good reason. The bottom line is patient preference: if ice feels ârightâ to the patient, itâs okay.