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 …

New Findings What is the topic of this review? This is the first review to look across the broad
field of 'cold water immersion'and to determine the threats and benefits associated with it as …

Intense training results in numerous physiological perturbations such as muscle damage,
hyperthermia, dehydration and glycogen depletion. Insufficient/untimely restoration of these …

In the formerly published part I of this two-part review, we examined fatigue after soccer
matchplay and recovery kinetics of physical performance, and cognitive, subjective and …

Background: Recovery duration may be too short during the congested fixtures of
professional soccer players with regard to maintaining physical performance and a low …

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 …

Physical exercise induces adaptations in metabolism considered beneficial for health.
Athletic performance is linked to adaptations, training, and correct nutrition in individuals …

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a single session of cold or thermoneutral
water immersion after a one-off match on muscular dysfunction and damage in soccer …

The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to critically determine the possible effects of
different cooling applications, compared to non-cooling, passive post-exercise strategies, on …

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 …