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Cold water immersion

TheCatWoman

I've heard that things like cold showers, cold water swimming etc are really good for ones health, especially if one has something like fybromyalgia or other inflamitory conditions and for mental health too.

Has anyone tried it, does it work or did it just make you so cold you couldn't get warm again?

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  • They are invigorating.  Ask the armed forces, the scout movement and various sadistic groups (so I am told).  

    Other than that, we are not allowed to dispense medical advice on this forum as you well know !  


    To be honest (personal opinion) I have a feeling that jumping in freezing cold water - especially if you've got an underlying health condition - could do more harm than good.  Unless you're Siberian, maybe.  Ask your GP.  

    Not far from where I am, the local maniacs all jump into the sea each Christmas Day.  Tradition they call it.  

  • in reply to overwhelmed & underwhelmed ( O & U )

    There's an all weather sea swimming group on the island, but I can't swim so thats a no no. I was thinking more of the Wim Hoff type of stuff, not that I'd be chopping holes in polar ice and jumping in.

    I didn't think of it as asking for medical advice, just had anyone tried it and if they found it helpful, these rules are getting in the way of canvassing opinions.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I'm not going to make jokes about rubber rings & armbands, but I guess that under certain circumstances - and if you knew the tide was coming in, rather than out - a dip in the cold sea would be a good thing. 

    I just get into the habit now of writing 'cannot give medical / legal' advice so often that anything that might carry even the slightest potential of a trip to A&E should come with an ironic disclaimer. 

    I remember seeing an old Michael Palin travel show in which he dipped himself into somewhere frozen.  Perhaps it was on YouTube. 

  • in reply to overwhelmed & underwhelmed ( O & U )

    Maybe she did. On the other hand, she could be talking about an electric toothbrush. My Oral B Plaque Remover doesn’t allow me to focus in the mirror when I’m brushing my teeth. I know it’s time to change the brush head when my vision comes back.

    The bit on my acupressure device that you hold to an acupuncture point is only about 1.5 - 2mm, it’s a bit like sticking a pen on the spot where a needle would go. I have had it for years and I swear by it in an emergency.

  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    I know what you mean about those vibrating things that are meant to relax you

    Other than being Ann Summers-ish, I thought TheCatWoman meant Tens Machines or similar.

    They can certainly make you feel ill if you stick one of those pads in the wrong place & turn it up too high. 

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  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    I know what you mean about those vibrating things that are meant to relax you

    Other than being Ann Summers-ish, I thought TheCatWoman meant Tens Machines or similar.

    They can certainly make you feel ill if you stick one of those pads in the wrong place & turn it up too high. 

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  • in reply to overwhelmed & underwhelmed ( O & U )

    Maybe she did. On the other hand, she could be talking about an electric toothbrush. My Oral B Plaque Remover doesn’t allow me to focus in the mirror when I’m brushing my teeth. I know it’s time to change the brush head when my vision comes back.

    The bit on my acupressure device that you hold to an acupuncture point is only about 1.5 - 2mm, it’s a bit like sticking a pen on the spot where a needle would go. I have had it for years and I swear by it in an emergency.