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Practical Applications of Water Immersion Recovery Modalities for Team Sports

Tavares, Francisco MSc1,2; Walker, Owen MSc3; Healey, Phil BSc1; Smith, Tiaki Brett PhD2,4; Driller, Matthew PhD2

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1Glasgow Warriors, Glasgow, United Kingdom;

2Faculty of Health, Sport and Human Performance, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand;

3Science for Sport, Dartmouth, United Kingdom; and

4Chiefs Rugby Club, Hamilton, New Zealand

Address correspondence to Francisco Tavares, [email protected].

Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: The authors report no conflicts of interest and no source of funding.

Strength and Conditioning Journal 40(4):p 48-60, August 2018. | DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000380

Abstract

COLD THERAPIES ARE WIDELY USED MODALITIES TO ENHANCE RECOVERY WITHIN AN ATHLETIC POPULATION IN ADDITION TO OTHER ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF RECOVERY. ALTHOUGH THE BENEFITS OF COLD THERAPIES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, RECENT RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED SOME POTENTIAL HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SUCH MODALITIES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO SIMILAR PROTOCOLS. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ON THE DIFFERENT PROTOCOL CHARACTERISTICS AND INDIVIDUAL FACTORS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO RESPONSES OF COLD THERAPIES, PROVIDING PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON EXTERNAL FACTORS, SUCH AS THE PHASE OF THE SEASON, THE DENSITY OF THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE, AND THE ATHLETES' GOALS.

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