Soaking in ice can be harmful

Although the immersion in sports for pain relief in sports has greatly supported Tennis champion Andy Murray and marathon runner Paula Radcliffe, but according to new research shows that in the long term immersion yourself in ice to relieve pain in sports injuries can do more harm than good .

Soaking in ice water is a popular way for athletes to restore the normal state of the body after a hard workout.

The champion, Tennis Athlete, Andy Murray, said recently in the US Open: " Although it is awful to sit in ice for 10 minutes, it is a great way for My muscles recover . "

The champion, Marathon athlete, Paula Radcliffe said she regularly bathed ice after running a marathon. " It works to relieve pain in my legs and although it's cold during the time you take a bath, in return you'll feel much better after half an hour of bathing ," she said.

In theory, ice baths make blood in tired legs withdraw to the heart and when the legs warm up, it is full of "new" blood with invigorating oxygen to the muscles.

However, scientists at English Institute of Sport said that practicing immersion in ice can limit growth and enhance muscle fibers, which is an important goal of training. .

Tennis champion Andy Murray puts his ice bath picture on Twitter.Athletes believe that practicing ice bath has helped restore their muscles

Physician Jonathan Leeder said: " Long-term use of this strategy can be detrimental to performance. "

So while it benefits the elite athletes during the competition, Mr. Leeder said, but it should not be promoted during training. This new finding will bring many benefits to rugby players who regularly soak in ice.

" In rugby, it's a bathing culture ," according to Leeder.

Studies, published shortly after a report last week that putting ice on an injury can actually prevent healing.

During the past 5 years, people often put a pack of frozen vegetables on a torn, sprained muscle to reduce swelling.

However, scientists from the Neuroinflammation Research Center at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA have found a hormone produced by inflamed tissues that can help heal damaged muscles.

The results of this study were published in Experimental Biology, editor of Gerald Weissmann, editor: " For wounds to heal we need to control inflammation, not too much, and not too little. . "