Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times
Published: 22 Apr 2021 12:26 PM BdST
Updated: 22 Apr 2021 12:26 PM BdST Little has been known about how icing really affects sore, damaged muscles at a microscopic level but a new study in the Journal of Applied Physiology done in mice suggests that icing muscles after strenuous exercise is not just ineffective, it could be counterproductive. The New York Times
After a particularly vigorous workout or sports injury, many of us rely on ice packs to reduce soreness and swelling in our twanging muscles. But a cautionary new animal study finds that icing alters the molecular environment inside injured muscles in detrimental ways, slowing healing. The study involved mice, not people, but adds to mounting evidence that icing muscles after strenuous exercise is not just ineffective; it could be counterproductive.
Ice for Sore Muscles? Think Again
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Opinion: What is the cost of apologizing in Japanese politics? Not much, it seems
February 24, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
(Mainichi) I hear that Japan has a unique apology culture. For example, in North America and Europe, monetary recompense is considered important, but in Japan, it is the words of apology that are apparently important above all. This kind of culture may be changing in recent years, however. According to the results of a large-scale 2012 survey carried out by Japanese scholars and others on Asia including Japan and the West, people in every country covered were more likely to be forgiven if they paid some sort of cost in addition to offering words of apology.