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June 14, 2026SportsOpen Access

Short-Term Recovery Interventions Using Cryosauna, Cold-Water Immersion, and Foam Rolling in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes: A Polish Pilot Study

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BBBehnam BoobaniJGJuris GrantsHMHubert Makaruk

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Overview

Pilot study investigates short-term recovery effects on performance metrics in MMA athletes, suggesting potential benefits of specific recovery methods.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the effects of different short-term recovery interventions on performance in MMA athletes.
  • Randomized assignment of 16 MMA athletes to four recovery groups: cryosauna, cold-water immersion, foam rolling, and passive recovery.
  • Interventions lasted two weeks after each training session, with performance evaluated before and after using countermovement jump and knee peak torque measures.
  • Data analysis performed using mixed-design ANOVA.
  • Foam rolling increased knee extension torque from 228.67 ± 26.49 N.m to 250.50 ± 22.41 N.m (p = 0.008).
  • Countermovement jump performance improved across all groups, but specifics were not quantified.
  • Cryosauna group improved their reactive stress tolerance from 247.50 ± 12.50 AU to 291.50 ± 15.61 AU (p < 0.001), while the control group decreased from 290.25 ± 24.45 AU to 255.50 ± 24.18 AU.

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Boobani et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e45d5b1cc60ccdea8aca7https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14060244
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