Hi SewingMama - hoping everything is ok. I also fell on the ice 10 days ago, and pulled several muscles in my abdominal area (including one that apparently takes 4-6 weeks to heal under normal circumstances, grumble). I've found that heat works better for relief than ice, and hot baths are the best by a lot. Sleep also helps. That old theory that sleep aids healing? Very true.
As far as stretching etc., my advice would be to let things heal - if it hurts, don't do it. If you can do a very, very, very gentle stretch and not get any tugging or pain, it's probably ok....but be careful. Our bodies are at a bit of a disadvantage right now - they have more important things to do than heal
Also, the extra weight bearing down on the affected area makes it that much slower a process...so go easy, don't push it, walk gingerly. Unfortunately, it's still very icy in my part of the world as well - going from car to door is an adventure!
