Challenging Beliefs on Cryotherapy…Q&A with Joshua Stone, MA, ATC

Hey everybody, today I wanted to take the time and ask a fellow athletic trainer a few questions
regarding challenging beliefs and conventional wisdom. This post ties in perfectly with my last post when I interviewed Professor Timothy Noakes on challenging beliefs as well.  I want to introduce you all to Joshua J. Stone, MA, ATC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS. He is a fellow blogger at Athletic Medicine, and has been receiving a lot of attention lately for taking a stance on the use of ice (cryotherapy) and NSAIDS in treating both chronic and acute injuries. (Also see… Ice: The Overused Modality?)

Josh’s arguments are polarizing and have definitely stirred some controversy on a topic that can invoke strong feelings by many. However, the arguments that Josh puts forth are based on evidence, logic, and an intellectual curiosity to question everything.

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