Ice bath study aims to boost college athlete recovery

NCT ID NCT06565468

Summary

This study tested whether taking cold water baths helps college athletes recover better from intense training. Seventy-five UCLA volleyball, football, and cross-country athletes tried two weeks of cold plunges after practice and two weeks without. Researchers tracked their sleep, muscle soreness, heart rate, and jump performance to see if the cold baths made a difference.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UCLA Orthopedics

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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