Um They're all really working as best we can tell on the same mechanisms which are effectively moving fluid in and out of the tissue as well as potentially enhancing blood flow , uh increasing capitalization and which is going to only get nutrients in and waste products out . So you can kind of pick and choose based upon your budget , uh preferences , availability , timing , things like that . So those are all uh effective strategies outside of that really is the next largest category which is now thermal .
But as you point out , there are not a lot of really thorough studies examining different cold protocols according to temperature by time requirements . So there is a bit of subjective feel required to establish a routine . And I I would actually say this is another time to reemphasize something we talked about at the beginning of our conversation , which is that pain itself is not a defined outcome .
Uh Again , you don't have to do ice . There is absolutely no requirement to do so it is just an option if you're interested . Yeah , the studies of Doctor Susannah Soberg are not directly aimed at alleviating soreness or recovery .
So it's a challenging field to get really objective data on . So there's always going to be a little bit of um subjective nature to some of these things . I I can tell you anecdotally .
Nothing is always good or always bad . It's always about what are you willing to give up and versus what you're willing to get . And the case of like cold water immersion , you may be thinking , yeah , I might want some hypertrophic adaptations .
