There are a number of different types of treatments and recovery
strategies rugby players and teams use, here we look at the most
common and the research surrounding them. Cryotherapy is a term
which describes a range of therapeutic treatments aimed at
lowering tissue temperature by the withdrawal of heat from the
body. Treatment can be applied either in the form of ice packs,
ice massage, ethyl chloride, cold air, or cold water immersion.
These treatments have a long history in medicine, with their use
ranging from the removal of warts, to more conventional
applications aimed to reduce swelling after tissue trauma, and
the treatment of pain. More recently, cryotherapy has been used
as an ergogenic aid, as whole-body immersion in cold water
before exercise in the heat has been associated with an
improvement in performance. Various forms of cryotherapy are
used as an intervention for post-exercise recovery, particularly
after exercise which raises body temperature, and causes
inflammation of muscles. The basis