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ScholarIQ searches 470M+ articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed — and answers in plain language, with every claim cited to a source you can open.

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Does cold plunging speed up muscle recovery?
ScholarIQ answered from 214 RCTs

Mostly yes for perceived recovery: cold-water immersion reliably reduces next-day soreness, while effects on objective performance are mixed. Post-strength-training immersion may blunt adaptation.

Tipton et al. · Exp Physiol 2017Bleakley et al. · Cochrane 2012 + 12 more
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