Background Many strategies are in use with the intention of preventing or minimising
delayed onset muscle soreness and fatigue after exercise. Cold‐water immersion, in water …

Background Recovery strategies are often used with the intention of preventing or
minimising muscle soreness after exercise. Whole‐body cryotherapy, which involves a …

Background Cold water immersion (CWI) is a technique commonly used in post-exercise
recovery. However, the procedures involved in the technique may vary, particularly in terms …

Abstract Background Cold Water Immersion (CWI) is commonly used to manage delayed
onset muscle soreness (DOMS) resulting from exercise. Scientific evidence for an optimal …

Objective The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of heat and
cold therapy on the treatment of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Methods We …

Cold water immersion (CWI) is very popular as a method reducing post-exercise muscle
stiffness, eliminating fatigue, decreasing exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), and …

Background Endurance exercise capacity diminishes under hot environmental conditions.
Time to exhaustion can be increased by lowering body temperature prior to exercise (pre …

Elite-level athletic training and competition is accompanied by the recovery of a series of
physiological stressors. The physiological stress will vary considerably depending upon the …

Abstract Higgins, TR, Greene, DA, Baker, MK. Effects of cold water immersion and contrast
water therapy for recovery from team sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J …

Applying ice or other forms of topical cooling is a popular method of treating sports injuries. It
is commonplace for athletes to return to competitive activity, shortly or immediately after the …