A man who suffered constant pain after surgery cured it by taking a plunge in cold open water. The man's case has been reviewed by doctors who suggest a short, sharp cold water swim may offer an ...

SIPE is a rare but serious complication that can be more likely while cold water swimming. Find out what SIPE is and what to ...

Open water swimmers in a lake in Cornwall. Given the potential risks of ice baths, it's worth looking at some safer alternatives to cold water immersion. There have been studies that showed that ...

port.ac.uk Cold water immersion (CWI) is a ‘hot topic’ at the moment. In many countries, there has been an explosion in the number of individuals undertaking CWI for anecdotally claimed mental and ...

Cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative ... one of a small group who swim throughout the winter at the unheated open-air lido on Hampstead Heath in London.