My hunch feels validated. I think it highly depends on area affected because vasoconstriction decreases limphatic throughbout as well as bloodflow. Still highly case-by-case but I think lowering inflammation in load bearing or complex joints like knees or ankles is conducive to nominal operation and therefore healing. (100% rest not recommended, as repair byproducts accumulate and don't clear away, and decreases bloodflow rsults in lower delivery of nutrients, building blocks of tissue, etc.
Eg: Rest your twisted ankle through pain and inflammation instead of keeping to use it.
Even though it increases recovery time, better be on the safe side of decreased usage to avoid further damage.
Which is why in modern times RICE speeds up recovery (rest, ice, compression, elevation) in twisted ankles.
But we have ratio- which mammels didn’t have for millions of years.