In the latter part of the 20th century, athletes started to use cold water to speed up recovery and optimise performance.
Moving swiftly along, in the early 18th century, a Scottish physician named William Cullen began to use cold-water immersion to treat various ailments.
Researchers from the University of South Australia, analysing data from 11 studies comprising 3,177 participants, published their findings in the peer-reviewed, open‑access journal Plos One.
Inflammation actually increases after exposure to cold water, while stress reduction occurs only 12 hours later.
I’m saying this important scientific study pours cold water on the ice-bath nonsense.
