Three observations -- (1) RICE is right for the day of injury.  (2) Current medical research on static stretching doesn't support static stretches as a treatment (that said, I incorporate post workout static stretches into my day).  (3) While NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofin, etc.) are associated with some negative effects, what are the pharmacological properties and contraindications of the herbs mentioned in the article?  Have the herbs been studied like the NSAIDs?  If not, you're taking a real gamble by taking what are largely unstudied and unregulated herbs because they are "natural".

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