The alternating hot and cold water pushes stagnant fluids out of the affected area and can help reduce pain and inflammation.
Not exact matches
An easy way to incorporate hydrotherapy daily is by
alternating between
hot and cold water every 30 seconds in the shower.
This was actually something that came up during a recent live event that I put on in Spokane here where a NASA materials engineer named Ray Cronise came
and spoke,
and he showed how some of his clients are achieving in the range of 20 - 30 pounds of fat loss every month simply by implementing a
hot /
cold contrast showers where for ten minutes a couple of times a day you go into a shower
and you
alternate twenty seconds of
cold water with ten seconds of
hot water.
Generally, hydrotherapy treatments involve
alternating between
hot and cold water to stimulate circulation
and promote healing.
Other common ways to treat DOMS include foam rolling, contrast showers (
alternating between
hot and cold water), Epsom salt baths, increased protein intake (to increase protein synthesis), omega - 3 supplementation (to reduce inflammation)
and sleep.
After that, repeat this procedure
alternating the flow of
water from
hot to
cold, back
and forth 3 - 5 times in a row.
Contrast
water therapy is a recovery treatment consisting of
alternating immersions in both
hot and cold water.