That RICE is ABSOLUTELY hilarious, Jem! I was lockstep with gc6 and was thinking exactly the same thing he was that it was some exotic oriental-Asian treatment! LOL!
I promise you, I did not make it up. I refer you to
Foot Physicians.com. Check out a paragraph about halfway down the page, next to the toes. The Mayo website uses the accronym P.r.i.c.e, adding a "protect" onto the front and encouraging the use of crutches or a brace.
Sheesh. I'm tired. I'm heading to bed.