Welcome to a new paradigm in injury treatment. For decades, the standard advice for acute injury management has been the RICE protocol: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. But evidence continues to mount that this approach may actually delay healing rather than promote it. That’s why I introduced a new approach: METH—Movement, Elevation, Traction, and Heat….
In an interview with Stan “The Rhino” Efferding, the importance of active rehab is emphasized. Passive methods—such as massage, ultrasound, electronic muscle stimulation, Active Release Techniques (ART), and others—definitely have their place. But they aren’t a substitute for active rehab… they’re a way to facilitate it. Active methods will always trump passive ones. If you…