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Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Authors
Cain T, Brinsley J, Bennett H, Nelson M, Maher C, Singh B
Journal
PLoS One
Year
2025
Citations
25

TL;DR

**[Unable to provide due to missing full text/abstract.]** A systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes findings from multiple studies to provide a comprehensive overview of an intervention's effects. Without the specific findings, a concise summary of what was found and why it matters for self-experimentation cannot be generated.

What they tested

**[Unable to provide due to missing full text/abstract.]** This section would typically describe the specific types of cold-water immersion (CWI) interventions examined across the included studies. This might involve variations in:

**Temperature:** The range of water temperatures used (e.g., 5-15°C).

**Duration:** The length of each immersion session (e.g., 1-20 minutes).

**Frequency:** How often CWI was applied (e.g., single session, daily,

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