It’s common to hear about athletes doing cold water immersion, better known as ‘ice baths’ to help their recovery after strenuous training or competition. You may see them sitting in bathtubs, trash bins filled with ice and water, or even just going into a cold lake, you may even see some athlete paying to go to special ‘cryotherapy�� facilities where they stand in a freezing cold ‘pod’ like structure as they get cooled. The suggested benefits of doing this are reduced swelling, reduced…