Is Cold Water Immersion Beneficial for Performance Recovery?

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Benefits of Cold Water Immersion

Cold Water Immersion

Cold Water Immersion (CWI) or ice baths is typically used amongst athletes (in the US) to help deal with pain and preparation for the next practice. However, it’s been getting a lot of attention amongst the general population (in the US) to mimic potential “restorative” results.

Protocols:

There are MANY protocols people use, different temperatures for different length of time, added with contrast baths etc… The CWI protocols may have different results for each person based on skin fold thickness, muscular density, threshold to stay in X temperature etc…

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