Skier Spreads Cheese on Leg to Heal Injury

Some turn to prayer. Others turn to state of the art medicine. Lindsey Vonn turned to the power of fromage.

The Olympic favorite has been wrapping her injured shin in an Austrian cheese -- topfen -- to reduce inflammation.

On February 2, the skier injured her right shin while training in Austria, an injury that could keep her out of the Olympics.

Vonn spoke to Sports Illustrated about her physical therapist's unusual remedy: "He's been wrapping cheese on it, and I know that sounds funny, but it seems to work.


Heck yes it sounds funny. Why not just go to the hospital? I guess using cheese beats waiting in the line.

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reply to post by SuperSlovak


mold is where they get certain prescription drugs and what is cheese? molded milk right? makes sense but why go through all that? i agree go to hospital!