For muscle, tendon, ligament injuries

In all my years of breaking down my body I've learned that less is more when it comes to injury treatment, unless it's an acute or debilitating injury that needs attention.
Here are my beliefs:
1. Ice is a miracle treatment, but needs to be applied right away and combined with number
2. rest
3. Kinesio taping is absolutely wonderful and if applied correctly can increase recovery and mobility and use by a LOT.
4. Invasive stuff, and here I'll include drugs too, should only be used if really necessary. Some study was released recently showing a 4 fold increase for chances of cancer for people who regularly use certain NSAIDs. Top of the list: ibuprofen. Bottom of the list: naproxen. And we haven't even gotten to the replacement options that MARKET artificial joints then 10 years later show up in TV ads for suing the manufacturer. Just like DePuy hips now. REgardless, they don't generally last more then 10 years and the people who have had them and believe to be doing fine look like zombie movie extras. I personally know of a (popular) athlete who insists on doing Ironmans and full marathons while running like he has just gone through a minefield (and scored), dragging a leg behind and tilting to one side. I also know of another one who is so old, and so slow, that his 10 mile a day runs probably take him 4 hours while everyone watches with pain. Because it looks painful. If you'd ask them they'd tell you they are doing fine, doing great! Such world-class performance (from a cripple - sorry).
Jack Lalanne would tell them to sit down.
Injections and manipulations may or may not work. Why take the chance?
Me, I just keep on running on a torn ACL, keeping my steps VERY much inline and neutral, taping and moaning. I just run less and a bit slower. No more plyometrics, lateral movements and downhill impact. Geez, 20 years from now I'll be an artifical knee candidate, but if I've rested enough in the onset period I wouldn't have this problem now.
It is perhaps the hardest part... rest.

IN the meantime, taping is much better than pills. Ice is much better then heat (unless you have a nerve issue, but 90% of the time it's not the case). Proper conditioning and rest are key to avoiding getting here.
Still, try ice and tape before reaching for anything else. No, I'm not a doctor. Or a zombie-runner minefield-shuffler.

:)