Sports and Exercise Injury Treatment

The P.R.I.C.E. Protocol Principles

Peer-Reviewed Article

Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation, or P.R.I.C.E., adds the concept of “protection” to the traditional R.I.C.E. protocol formula.

Ice pack placed on a wrapped and elevated ankle

Overview

Patient lying supine on a massage table while practitioner works on the shoulder..

Acute Injury: Additional Treatment Considerations

Woman performing a bridge stretch over an exercise ball.

Advanced Exercise Ball Program for Runners and Athletes

Mason jars of rice or oatmeal to fill sock for a homemade heat pack

Video: How to Make a Homemade Heat Pack

Woman bent at the waist and touching the floor with her fingertips to stretch her hamstring muscles

Video: Forward Fold Hamstring Stretch

A woman is standing next to a wall, with her hands pressed against the wall. Her left leg is slightly bent with her toes almost touching the wall and her right leg parallel behind her to stretch her calf.

Video: Standing Calf Muscle Stretch

Woman pressing up on the floor from a prone position to stretch her SI Joint

Video: Press-Up SI Joint Stretch

Women performing crossover walk advanced proprioception exercise

Video: 3 Advanced Exercises to Restore Proprioception

Posterior view of a woman doing a leg swing exercise.

Leg Swing Stretch to Prevent Groin Pain Video

Woman doing a lateral lunge.

Lateral Lunge Stretch for Hip Pain Relief Video

Woman doing a hip swing.

Dynamic Warm-Up for Running with Low Back Pain Video

Physical therapist performing a Faber test.

FABER Test for Hip Labral Tears Video

Doing a horizontal squat

5 Simple Exercises and Stretches for Hip Labral Tears Video

Ice pack placed on a wrapped and elevated ankle

The P.R.I.C.E. Protocol Principles

Woman resting from a workout and drinking from a bottle of water with an exercise ball in the background

Exercise Ball Workout for Beginners

Water and styrofoam cup to make an ice massage applicator

Video: How to Make an Ice Massage Applicator

Ball half crunch exercise

5 Exercises to Do on an Exercise Ball—from Easy to Advanced

Woman kneeling on her right leg, with her left knee at a 90 degree angle. She's resting her hands on her left knee to stretch the hip flexor muscle.

Video: Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch

Woman pulling her left arm across her chest to stretch her shoulders

Video: Crossover Shoulder Stretch

Woman performing one leg balance exercise

Video: 3 Simple Exercises to Restore Proprioception

Woman doing a butterfly stretch.

Butterfly Stretch to Relieve Tightness in the Hips Video

Woman doing an IT Band Stretch

IT Band Stretch for Hip Pain Relief Video

Woman doing a hip flexor stretch.

Hip Flexor Stretch for Snapping Hip Syndrome Video

Woman doing a child's pose

2 Gentle Yoga Poses for Neck and Shoulder Pain Relief Video

Performing a bridge exercise

3 Easy Exercises for Snapping Hip Syndrome Video

Doctor examining shoulder pain in an athlete.

Treating Acute Sports and Exercise Injuries in the First 24 to 72 Hours

Several rolls of kinesiology tape

Does Kinesiology Tape Really Work?

Group of people doing aerobics with exercise ball.

Flexibility Routine for Exercise Ball

Different types of ice packs in the freezer

Video: How to Make 5 Quick and Easy Ice Packs

Woman standing next to a chair, and holding onto it with one hand for support, with the other hand she grabs her heel from behind her and pulls it towards her buttocks to stretch the quadricep muscle.

Video: Standing Quadriceps Stretch

Woman pulling a towel behind her back with her right hand above her head, and her left hand at her lower back

Video: Towel Shoulder Stretch

Bag of ice on wrapped foot wrapped with bandage

3 Useful Tips for Icing Your Injury

Spiderman Stretch to Prevent Hip and Groin Injuries Video

Woman doing a horizontal squat

Horizontal Squat Stretch for Hip Pain Relief Video

Woman doing an IT band stretch.

IT Band Stretch for Snapping Hip Syndrome Video

Woman on a yoga mat doing a lunge stretch

5 Easy Exercises For Low Back Pain Relief Video

Physical therapist performing a hip labral tears test.

Twist Test for Hip Labral Tears Video

Woman doing a piriformis stretch

5 Easy Stretches for Hip Osteoarthritis Pain Relief Video

towel hamstring stretch illustration

3 Essential Hamstring Stretches to Prevent Injury

Woman sitting on an exercise ball at her desk.

Simple Exercise Ball Routines

Ingredients for cold pack including water, rubbing alcohol, food coloring, freezer bag.

Video: How to Make a Gel Ice Pack

Woman lying on the floor with her left leg bent and her right leg stretched to the ceiling. Her foot is parallel to the floor.

Video: Supine Leg Raise Hamstring Stretch

Woman stretching both arms above her head while looking up towards her hands

Video: Overhead Shoulder Stretch

Woman pulling her knee to her chest to stretch her SI Joint

Video: Single Knee to Chest SI Joint Stretch

Woman performing a prayer stretch with hands together at her chest.

Prayer Stretch for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain Relief Video

Woman doing a gate stretch

Gate Stretch to Help Prevent Hip and Groin Pain Video

Woman performing a bridge exercise.

Bridge Exercise for Snapping Hip Syndrome Video

Woman doing a levator scapulae stretch.

3 Easy Exercises for Shoulder Blade Pain Relief Video

Physical therapist performing a hip impingement test.

Hip Impingement Test for Hip Labral Tears Video

Doing an IT band stretch

3 Effective Stretches for Hip Pain Relief Video