check with the DOC, esp if you don't have active Tetanus!!!
Ice, Compression, Elevation -->for any traumatic injury. And as a Rule of Thumb: first 100hours --> ice it.
the actual abbreviation is RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation),but I usually ignore "rest" if the pain is sustanable and not very important structure is injured. It's totaly up to you.
Check with the MD,
Good luck,
Olga