The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by the_economist on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:58AM (#15719359)

I've been taking cold showers for 3-4 months, but recently had to quit because I hurt my neck so badly in the shower.

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by secura on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:59AM (#15719735)

Can you elaborate this? Did the cold water hurt your neck? Or did you hurt neck due to a related/unrelated accident in the shower?

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by dogma1138 on Friday November 17, 2017 @05:05AM (#15720668)

Most likely it didn’t hurt the neck directly but rather did not provide the normal tension reducing benefit that hot water does. On top of that your muscles do spasm a bit when you are cold which could possibly build more pressure which over a period of days/weeks would result in pretty bad stiffness.

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by the_economist on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @12:25PM (#15758565)

I think I had a slightly stiff neck after 9 hours of sleeping, then jumping into the cold water made me jerk unnaturally, giving me neck spasms.

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