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Electroacupuncture
Don't buy it for your back. The one thing it's clearly fixed is a leaking bladder.
Acupuncture for chronic pain
Try it for your bad back, judge it by session six, and don't prepay twenty.
Post-workout cold timing
Don't plunge straight after lifting. Save the cold for rest days.
Cold-induced brown adipose tissue activation
Plunge if you like how it makes you feel. Don't put it on your fat-loss plan.
Sauna-to-plunge
Plunge between sauna rounds. The cold makes the next round easier.
Contrast therapy
Plunge cold if you need your legs tomorrow. Neither fixes the soreness.
Cold shower
Finish the shower cold for the wake-up. It won't stop you getting ill.