Cold Plunges Research
33 PubMed-cited studies reviewed. Cold plunge tubs, ice baths, and portable cold therapy.
Studies & Evidence (33)
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Effects of cold water immersion vs body cryotherapy on delayed onset muscle soreness and jump performance following acute strenuous exercise in physically active participants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cold showers show antidepressant effects via noradrenergic activation
Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Impact of different doses of cold water immersion (duration and temperature variations) on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage: a network meta-analysis.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Effectiveness of cold-water immersion vs. massage in reducing delayed-onset muscle soreness and enhancing recovery following CrossFit® Murph Workout: Randomized rial.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Comparison of the Effects of Cold-Water Immersion Applied Alone and Combined Therapy on the Recovery of Muscle Fatigue After Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Cold immersion significantly raises norepinephrine and activates brown fat
Potential health benefits of cold-water immersion: the central role of PGC-1α.
Cold showers show antidepressant effects via noradrenergic activation
A randomized controlled pilot trial of low and high arousal resilience interventions for depressive symptoms.
Cold showers show antidepressant effects via noradrenergic activation
A randomized controlled clinical trial of a Wim Hof Method intervention in women with high depressive symptoms.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
The effects of hydrotherapy and cryotherapy on recovery from acute post-exercise induced muscle damage-a network meta-analysis.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Whole-body cryotherapy in orthopaedics: current concepts.
Cold exposure modulates inflammatory cytokines and reduces systemic inflammation
Effect of submucosal cryotherapy compared with steroids and NSAIDs injections on Substance P and Interleukin 6 pulpal release in experimentally induced pulpal inflammation in rabbits.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Effects of cold water immersion after exercise on fatigue recovery and exercise performance--meta analysis.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Comparison of total cold-water immersion's effects to ice massage on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Cold-Water Immersion and Sports Massage Can Improve Pain Sensation but Not Functionality in Athletes with Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Recovery and Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Pre-Exercise Whole- or Partial-Body Cryotherapy Exposure to Improve Physical Performance: A Systematic Review.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
The Effectiveness of Post-exercise Stretching in Short-Term and Delayed Recovery of Strength, Range of Motion and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Passive Recovery Strategies after Exercise: A Narrative Literature Review of the Current Evidence.
Cold water immersion reduces DOMS and accelerates recovery markers
Post-Match Recovery in Soccer with Far-Infrared Emitting Ceramic Material or Cold-Water Immersion.
Cold exposure modulates inflammatory cytokines and reduces systemic inflammation
Atorvastatin Attenuates Cold-Induced Hypertension by Preventing Gut Barrier Injury.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Whole-Body Cryotherapy: Potential to Enhance Athlete Preparation for Competition?
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Whole-Body Cryotherapy in Sports Medicine.
Cold exposure modulates inflammatory cytokines and reduces systemic inflammation
Cooling of the oral mucosa to prevent adverse effects of chemotherapeutic agents: An in vitro study.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Whole-body Cryotherapy as a Recovery Technique after Exercise: A Review of the Literature.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Recovery From Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: Cold-Water Immersion Versus Whole-Body Cryotherapy.
Cold showers show antidepressant effects via noradrenergic activation
The Association Between Behavior Restrictions in Doing-the-Month Practice and Mental Health Status Among Postpartum Women.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Whole-body cryotherapy's enhancement of acute recovery of running performance in well-trained athletes.
Cold exposure modulates inflammatory cytokines and reduces systemic inflammation
Whole-body cryostimulation as an effective way of reducing exercise-induced inflammation and blood cholesterol in young men.
Whole-body cryotherapy improves recovery speed in high-performance athletes
Whole-body cryotherapy: empirical evidence and theoretical perspectives.
Cold exposure modulates inflammatory cytokines and reduces systemic inflammation
The effect of prolonged whole-body cryostimulation treatment with different amounts of sessions on chosen pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines levels in healthy men.
Cold exposure modulates inflammatory cytokines and reduces systemic inflammation
Whole-body cryotherapy in athletes.
Cold showers show antidepressant effects via noradrenergic activation
Cases from the Osler Medical Service at Johns Hopkins University.
Cold immersion significantly raises norepinephrine and activates brown fat
Genotypic effects on norepinephrine-induced changes in thermogenesis, metabolic hormones, and metabolites in newborn calves.
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