Optimizing Cold-Water Immersion for Exercise-Induced Hyperthermia: An Evidence-Based Paper.

CONCLUSIONS: Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by CWI as by passive recovery. Therefore, the former method is the preferred choice when treating patients with exertional heat stroke. Water temperature should be <10°C, with the torso and limbs immersed. Insufficient published evidence supports CWI of the forearms and hands. PMID: 27441949 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27441949?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Athl Train - July 20, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Nye EA, Edler JR, Eberman LE, Games KE Tags: J Athl Train Source Type: research