There is no evidence that whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) is an effective or safe treatment for muscle soreness after exercise.

A review funded by the NIHR Systematic Reviews Programme (SRP) has found that the currently available evidence is insufficient to support the use of WBC for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults. It also found that the best prescription of WBC and its safety are unknown.Analysing the results of four small randomised-controlled...
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - Category: American Health Source Type: news