Effect of cryotherapy on recovery markers in soccer players

Team-sport athletes are regularly exposed to muscle damaging exercise from both training and competition. In sports like soccer, 2 competitions can be held only days apart which may leave players at a heightened risk of inadequate recovery. Full recovery from intense competition can take between 96-120 hours post-match. Therefore, coaches are constantly looking to improve …

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Do compression garments enhance recovery?

In high level sport, there are many instances where there just ins’t enough recovery time between training sessions or competitions. Therefore, coaches will often employ recovery strategies with their athletes in effort to minimize perceptions of soreness and fatigue and limit fatigue-related decrements in performance. Hydrotherapy is one of the most commonly prescribed recovery modalities, …

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