NEW YORK, June 22: Blasts of super cold air may feel good on overworked muscles, but the increasingly popular form of cryotherapy does not stop muscle soreness or declines in muscle strength, according to a new study. Though other measures of muscle injury, such as swelling and muscle-cell electrical activity, were slightly improved after the rapid cooling, “overall, it’s ineffective,” said GaJel Guilhem, the lead author of the study and a researcher at the National Institute for Sports in Paris, France. (agencies)
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