COLD WATER

RESEARCH SHOWS HOW HYDROTHERAPY OR COLD WATER THERAPY USES WATER TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND MANAGE DISEASES. COLD WATER THERAPY FOCUSES ON TREATING PAIN, MOOD, AND MUSCULAR INJURY. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE PRACTISED COLD WATER THERAPY, AND IT IS PREVALENT TO THIS DAY. COLD WATER THERAPY IS DATED BACK TO ANCIENT GREECE, WHERE IT WAS PROMOTED BY A FAMOUS ROMAN PHYSICIAN NAMED CLAUDIUS GALEN. ACCORDING TO A REVIEW PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2022 IN THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, THE GREEKS USED COLD WATER THERAPY AS A TREATMENT FOR FEVER.

In the past decade, cold water therapy has gained interest because of Wim Hof. Wim Hof, also known as “The Iceman,” is an extreme athlete from the Netherlands who earned his name by breaking world records related to cold exposure.