Optimizing Muscle Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights on Cold, Heat, Contrast, and Hypoxia Therapies for Post-Exercise Muscle Damage

Optimizing Muscle Recovery: Evidence-Based Insights on Cold, Heat, Contrast, and Hypoxia Therapies for Post-Exercise Muscle Damage

This review synthesizes evidence from randomized controlled trials on environmental stress-based therapies—cold, heat, contrast, and hypoxia—for enhancing muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage, emphasizing the importance of application modalities for therapeutic efficacy.