Water immersion recovery for athletes: effect on exercise performance and practical recommendations

NG Versey, SL Halson, BT Dawson - Sports medicine, 2013 - Springer
Water immersion is increasingly being used by elite athletes seeking to minimize fatigue and
accelerate post-exercise recovery. Accelerated short-term (hours to days) recovery may …

Cold‐water immersion (cryotherapy) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise

C Bleakley, S McDonough, E Gardner… - Cochrane Database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
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 …

What is the biochemical and physiological rationale for using cold-water immersion in sports recovery? A systematic review

CM Bleakley, GW Davison - British journal of sports medicine, 2010 - bjsm.bmj.com
Cold-water immersion (CWI) is a popular recovery intervention after exercise. The scientific
rationale is not clear, and there are no clear guidelines for its use. The aim of this review was …

Cold-water immersion for athletic recovery: one size does not fit all

JM Stephens, S Halson, J Miller… - … Journal of Sports …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
The use of cold-water immersion (CWI) for postexercise recovery has become increasingly
prevalent in recent years, but there is a dearth of strong scientific evidence to support the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of cold water immersion after exercise on fatigue recovery and exercise performance--meta analysis

F Xiao, AV Kabachkova, L Jiao, H Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cold water immersion (CWI) is very popular as a method reducing post-exercise muscle
stiffness, eliminating fatigue, decreasing exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), and …

Precooling methods and their effects on athletic performance: a systematic review and practical applications

M Ross, C Abbiss, P Laursen, D Martin, L Burke - Sports Medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Precooling is a popular strategy used to combat the debilitating effects of heat-
stress-induced fatigue and extend the period in which an individual can tolerate a heat …

The influence of post-exercise cold-water immersion on adaptive responses to exercise: a review of the literature

JR Broatch, A Petersen, DJ Bishop - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Post-exercise cold-water immersion (CWI) is used extensively in exercise training as a
means to minimise fatigue and expedite recovery between sessions. However, debate exists …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of cold water immersion on postexercise parasympathetic reactivation

M Buchheit, JJ Peiffer, CR Abbiss… - American Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of cold water immersion (CWI) on
postexercise parasympathetic reactivation. Ten male cyclists (age, 29±6 yr) performed two …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of postexercise cooling on muscle oxygenation and blood volume changes

M Ihsan, G Watson, M Lipski, CR Abbiss - Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2013 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT IHSAN, M., G. WATSON, M. LIPSKI, and CR ABBISS. Influence of Postexercise
Cooling on Muscle Oxygenation and Blood Volume Changes. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol …

Effect of cold water immersion on 100-m sprint performance in well-trained swimmers

J Parouty, H Al Haddad, M Quod, PM Leprêtre… - European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of cold water immersion (CWI) on
sprint swimming performance in simulated competition conditions. Ten well-trained …