Did you know? That eighty percentage of the U.S population plays a sport or is physically active everyday and that more than 3.5 million children ages fourteen and younger get hurt annually participating in sports or competing in recreational activities resulting in the need to use ice to reduce swelling (Sports).The most recurring injury in most athletes are sprains;a stretched or torn ligament, and strains;a stretched or torn muscle or tendon (Sprains). N.I.C.E.R which stands for: NSAIDs,ice,compression,elevation,and rest, is the most common treatment method used by athletic trainers and health professionals since Gabe Mirkin introduced it in his novel sports medicine book in 1978 (Thornton).Despite NICER being a commonly used acronym to
