A new study shows cold therapy can help athletes recover faster.
Researchers in Paris tested muscle recovery treatments on nine, well-trained runners. they tested three methods: no treatment, far-infrared radiation, and cryotherapy. Cryotherapy is when the body is exposed to temperatures as cold as a hundred sixty degrees below zero...
Researchers found cryotherapy - or cold therapy - allowed athletes to recover from intense workouts faster -- and accelerated the healing process. The study was conducted at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance in Paris.
