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Cryotherapy sounds like something that you would sleep in on your way to Mars,

but it's actually simply what you are doing when you ice your sore ankle, or you take a

refreshing cold shower, or you ice your hand after burning it on a hot stove. Simply put,

it is the use of ice or cold as therapy. No, cryotherapy, which is actually derived from the

ancient Greek word for icy cold, chill, or frost,

is a recovery method that some pro athletes and biohackers use on a nearly everyday basis.

The benefits that are touted by cold exposure enthusiasts include things like faster recovery time, an enhanced immune system,

increased cell longevity, decreased levels of inflammatory molecules like intrulukin 6, and, of course,

an increased tolerance to exercising outdoors in the winter, especially north of the 49th parallel.

Now, aside from slapping an ice pack on a sore ankle after a misstep during a morning

trail run, the majority of the population has never dunked themselves into a 20-minute ice bath

or a hot, cold contrast shower shower or stepped into one of those

sci-fi-looking cryotherapy chambers. Now are they missing out on something

amazing? Are you? Well, let's take a look. A bunch of studies have come out

recently that show the effectiveness of cold thermogenesis or icing and

cold immersion. So let's

examine two of them. Both of these studies looked at the effects of cold on decreasing muscle

soreness, exercise induced muscle damage, and inflammation. And the first study is called

the effects of multiple day applications of ice to the hamstrings

on biomechanical measures, signs, and symptoms associated with exercise-induced muscle damage.

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