Gabe Mirkin

Gabe Baron Mirkin (born June 18, 1935) is an American physician, author, and health journalist. He is best known for his work in sports medicine, his long-running syndicated health and fitness column and radio program, and for coining the acronym RICE (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) for the treatment of soft-tissue injuries.

Mirkin is known for his recommendations for both standard medicine and his non-standard recommendations on health concerns, and for critiquing preliminary research. Due to his unconventional recommendations, he also receives criticism from other doctors. He later revised some of his original recommendations, including cautioning against routine icing and prolonged rest in 2014, noting that these practices can delay recovery by interfering with the body's natural inflammatory healing process.

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