Report: Ice Most Effective as Injury Treatment When Combined With Whiskey
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For decades, runners have been applying ice to injured muscles in an effort to speed recovery, despite the fact that doing so is dumb. Now comes a new study suggesting that ice may indeed be useful for injured runners—in one very specific application.
“We have concluded that injured runners can indeed find relief in ice,” said Brian Flanagan, Ph.D., a professor of exercise mixology at the University of Jamaica. “The trick—and this is counterintuitive—is to bypass the site of the injury and to combine the ice, in cube form, with a couple of ounces of whiskey.”
The resulting medicinal fluid, Flanagan said, should be taken orally.
“In our study,” he said, “subjects felt better almost immediately.”
The therapy isn’t without risks. Flanagan said side effects may include excessive talkativeness, lowered inhibitions, loss of balance, and drowsiness. Overuse can result in severe headaches and remorse the following day.
Used judiciously, however, Flanagan said the therapy “shows great promise in the treatment of injuries.”
Flanagan said his team experimented with other components, such as one involving tequila, Triple Sec, lime juice, lemon juice, sugar, and a salted rim.
Results, he said, were mixed.
The study appears in this week’s issue of the Journal of American Movie References.
