You would have heard a lot from doctors about applying cold compression on any pain. Cold water or ice has the capability of relieving our body from many problems. In this blog, Rubina Ratnakar focuses on cold water therapy, its methods, and its benefits.
Cold water therapy involves using water at the temperature of 15 degrees celsius to treat the problems of the body. Hydrotherapy was the name given to this therapy. The therapy has a number of benefits.
The first benefit of cold water therapy is that the usage of this therapy helps in releasing muscle soreness. If you are experiencing an injury, application of ice will help you in getting rid of the soreness.
Some people even take cold water baths or cold water showers to cool down their body. The reason behind this is that the cold water lowers the temperature of your body.
If you are facing any kind of depression, cold water therapy will help you in getting rid of the consequences you are facing.
Cold water therapy is also seen to be used for boosting the immunity of the bodies of individuals. This therapy combined with meditation and deep breathing can do wonders for the body.
It is also said that cold water therapy can help in burning calories as well. You can lose a lot of weight when you are practicing this therapy.
Some common techniques involved in cold water therapy are taking warm to cold showers, skipping warm-up and going for a cold shower instead, and swimming in cold water as well.
Another technique of cold water therapy is to take an ice bath. Add ice to the water until the water drops down to a temperature of 10 degrees celsius. Then you should stay submerged in the cold water for at least 10 minutes. You will experience your body getting relaxed.
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