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Wikipedia: Cryotherapy

Broad article spanning cold packs, ice baths, and whole-body cryotherapy chambers—useful map of how “cryotherapy” is used in medicine and sports.

Disambiguation

Distinguishes local cold therapy from whole-body chamber protocols that dominate some athlete headlines.

Evidence

For DOMS and strength recovery, rely on cold-water immersion meta-analyses and comparison trials linked from cold-plunge and contrast protocols—not this summary page alone.

Outcomes

  • Perceived Muscle Soreness
    Tertiary overview; quantitative recovery claims require primary systematic reviews
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