fMichael was kind enough to give me permission to post his (as always informative) response to my question about ice.
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"You ask if, insofar as I know, ice has any role in the treatment of RSD/CRPS.
Let's try this: *admin edit*
, NEVER. Ice brings down pain/inflammation by inducing the constriction of small blood vessels which is absolutely the last thing anyone with CRPS/RSD needs!!!
I would leave it in the freezer along with any Sudafed you might have lying around the house. Seriously, pseudoephedrine dries up the nose by constricting the small blood in the mucous membrane, but it goes on to do the same thing to the rest of the body as well.
Having said this, should anyone share with you published authority to the contrary, please let me know."
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