Doctors and physical therapists often recommend hot and cold therapy to soothe the aching or stiff joints of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to increase mobility. Together, these methods to ...

The practice sounds almost medieval in its simplicity: alternating between hot and cold temperatures to heal the body. Yet temperature contrast therapy, switching between heat exposure and cold ...

It’s 4 a.m., and while most people are drooling into their pillows, I’m plunging into a tub of 55-degree water. My body is ...

But the easiest and quickest way to get relief at home is with hot and cold therapy. Heat therapy promotes relief. When you apply heat to your sore joints or muscles, it expands your blood vessels.

The recent snowfall may have kept many inside, but two groups are hoping to bring the heat to Canal Park. Cold Water Dolphins ...

Sixty-year-old Dena Dodson is known — in at least one particular circle — as “The Ice Queen.” Dodson is a devotee of contrast ...

He suggests that people who prefer hot baths to cold plunges are reacting based on their comfort levels. Perhaps “feel-good ...

“With demand for contrast therapy growing massively over the past year, our decision to introduce HOT + COLD has been immediately validated, with over 5,000 visits in just the first month ...

The latest wellness trend is contrast therapy, a form of hydrotherapy, which only one centre so far is offering. Hot and cold temperatures are combined to accelerate wellness. This entails sitting in ...

You don't need to fly to Thailand for the latest in wellness; this novel spin on a time-honoured practice is available all ...