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It should be noted here they're talking about cold water (above freezing) - not ice baths which is what a lot of people seem to think of and is quite a fad in the "sports medicine" industry.



It's a meta study that potentially includes these as well as other cold water exposure:

> undergoing acute or long-term CWI exposure via cold shower, ice bath, or plunge with water temperature ≤15°C for at least 30 seconds.


Yes, but also above 7°C


Yes, they could work on their grammatical ambiguity when using 'or'. From the studies list, it appears they found no ice baths to study perhaps due to safety concerns.




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