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Weekly news - 5/06/2012 to 01/07/2012
Cooling Vests: Elite Athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics are preparing...
However, the organized teams had their Arctic Heat cool vests available...A cooling vest from Arctic Heat is designed to help prevent an athlete's...
ICooling Vests: IBWire: Elite Athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics are...
However, the organized teams had their Arctic Heat cool vests available., which helped...A cooling vest from Arctic Heat is designed to help prevent an athlete's...
Hyperbaric: Crutchlow: Hyperbaric chamber then Holland
MotoGP News. Cal Crutchlow has spent the ten days since Silverstone doing all he can to help his fractured ankle heal, ahead of this weekend's Assen round.
Weekly news - 06/12/12 to 12/02/12
ICE BATH: Inflatable Ice Bath used by MMA Fighters to aid recovery
Sorry about the language but you can see the benefits of the Inflatable Ice Bath for full body cold water immersion...
ICE BATH: LiveSafeTV-Dr John Quinn-Contrast therapies; do they work?
Dr John Quinn is an Exercise Physiologist and Elite Performance Coach at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre. He was previously High Performance Coach with the Essendon Football Club (AFL).
The Australian Institute of Sport recently invested heavily in facilities that allow athletes to undergo ‘contrast therapies' – alternate hot and cold baths. Do they work? Is an ice bath after heavy training really beneficial? Dr John Quinn is a fan and explains why.
Weekly news - 30/01/12 to 05/02/12
WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY: Wolves find pain relief at minus-166 degrees
MINNEAPOLIS - With eight healthy players, all aching from too many minutes and too few days off, the Minnesota Timberwolves resorted to what looked like a space-age solution Tuesday night in Dallas...
Ice-men Jamie Roberts and Rhys Priestland hope to win their race against time to face Ireland, thanks to cryotherapy chambers...
HYPERBARIC THERAPY: Hyperbaric Therapy Used by Superbike Racer
"...I spoke to John recently and his hand is coming along very well," Valentine said. "He's been having regular visits to a hyperbaric chamber and that has helped quicken the healing process...
HYPERBARIC THERAPY: Latest Research 'The Analgesic Effect of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy'
Author: Dr. Francesco Lauretta
This clinical intuition, if confirmed by perspective randomized studies, could lead to new multimodal modalities for management of acute pain in case of traumatic injuries during disasters. So, if a hyperbaric oxygen chamber is available, not only you should use it for healing but also for pain management...
Weekly news - 23/01/12 to 29/01/12
ICE BATHS: Ponting revival should inspire Marsh
Following Ponting and Clarke's spectacular innings, the pair made a bee line for the ice baths, typifying the new attitude of the man affectionately known as 'Punter'. "It's been a very hot day and taxing," Langer said. "Both Ricky and Michael went straight to the ice baths; I think they have six minutes in there to try and recuperate"...
"We have concentrated on recovery - three cryo sessions a day - and team meetings for the first few days," said manager Alan Phillips "But we have some very big sessions planned from now on, sessions we could not really have undertaken given the short timescale after the Heineken Cup game without the cryo"...
