Cryotherapy is utilized as a physical intervention in the treatment of injury and exercise
recovery. Traditionally, ice is used in the treatment of musculoskeletal injury while cold water …

Background Studies investigating the effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) on the recovery
of athletic performance, perceptual measures and creatine kinase (CK) have reported mixed …

The physical demands and combative nature of rugby lead to notable levels of muscle
damage. In professional rugby, athletes only have a limited timeframe to recover following …

Purpose To investigate the effects of different recovery strategies on fatigue markers
following a prolonged running exercise. Methods 46 recreational male runners completed a …

Background: Sleep, nutrition, active recovery, cold-water immersion, and massage were
recently reported as the most used postmatch recovery methods in professional football …

In the sport of rugby, athletes need a multitude of sport-specific skills along with endurance,
power, and speed to optimize performance. Further, it is not unusual for athletes to play …

This review evaluated the effect of CWI on the temporal recovery profile of physical
performance, accounting for environmental conditions and prior exercise modality. Sixty …

Strenuous exercise can result in muscle damage in both recreational and elite athletes, and
is accompanied by strength loss, and increases in soreness, oxidative stress, and …

Purpose: Although the acute effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) have been widely
investigated, research analyzing the effects of CWI over a chronic period in highly trained …

We investigated the effect of postmatch cold-water immersion (CWI) on markers of muscle
damage, neuromuscular fatigue, and perceptual responses within 72 h after a rugby match …