title: General principles in treating soft-tissue injuries.
abstract: Most primary care physicians will encounter soft tissue injuries in their office. The acute treatment of these injuries using the acronym RICEM is the most important part of treatment so that the athlete may progress to a more functional phase of rehabilitation in older to allow for a rapid recovery and safe return to sport.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Bernhardt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005194:Family Practice; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D011379:Prognosis; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*