The cold in general, or freeze therapy for athletes more specifically, when used in the right way, can be a highly useful tool for sports injuries recovery as it helps to reduce swelling and inflammation, clear lactate and relieve temporary aches and chronic pains. It can lessen or eventually eliminate delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), speed up injury recovery times or provide maintenance immune system boost in order to get you back to training significantly quicker than usual. In contrast to the basic home remedy of an ice-pack that targets only localized areas of concern, a full body freeze therapy for athletes today focuses on two main types: ice bath and Whole Body Cryotherapy. Let’s compare the two. What Is an Ice-Bath? An ice bath freeze therapy…