Inflammation: The Good, the Bad and PEACE and LOVE

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This presentation is a replay from NATA 2024 in New Orleans, providing another opportunity to access its valuable content and insights.

Abstract:
Without thorough understanding of the healing process, athletic trainers may not be considering the most appropriate treatments to aid musculoskeletal injury healing and recovery. Inflammation is necessary to protect and heal the body, but application of heat or cold may impede the process. If the first line of defense is grabbing an ice bag, there are more unknowns than knowns on the impact of ice on the healing process. By outlining healing, specifically the inflammatory process, and thermodynamic properties of heat and cold, clinicians will have better knowledge to decide which modality to apply and when following injury.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the inflammatory process following injury and the thermodynamic properties of heat and cold.
  • Facilitate proper modality use depending on the current phase of healing.
  • Assess theories of RICE, POLICE and PEACE and LOVE and their place in injury healing.

Level:
Advanced

Domain(s):
Domain 4: Therapeutic Intervention 

Orthopedic Domain(s):
N/A

CEUs:
1.0 Category A

Keywords:
thermodynamics; injury healing; cryotherapy

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Noelle Selkow, PhD, ATC

Noelle Selkow, PhD, ATC

Dr. Noelle Selkow is a full professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University, where she will take over as school director July 1. Currently, Dr. Selkow is the Director of the Graduate School at the same institution. Her research interests include blood flow changes with modality use following injury, muscle energy technique for low back pain, and muscle activation using diagnostic ultrasound. Dr. Selkow is an alum of the University of Virginia where she earned her PhD and MEd and Mount Union with duel Bachelor's degrees in athletic training and exercise science.

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