Mandian ais ialah suatu terapi serta rejimen latihan yang biasa dilakukan dalam kegiatan sukan berikutan suatu tempoh bersenam secara berat[1][2] di mana anggota tertentu dalam badan manusia direndam dalam air yang bersuhu sejuk atau berais untuk suatu tempoh yang ditetapkan.

Terapi ini sangat berkontroversi dari segi kecenderungannya mempunyai risiko yang membahayakan seperti hipotermia[3] bersertakan kejutan peredaran darah[4] yang nembawa kepada serangan jantung mengejut.[3][5][6]

Teknik sunting

Suhu air sejuk yang disediakan untuk terapi mandian ini berbeza mengikut kemampuan, biasanya antara 12 dan 15 darjah Celsius.[7][8]

Minuman panas kadangkala dikonsumsi agar suhu dalaman badan dapat dikekalkan. Sarung kaki serta seluar mandi yang bergetah digalakkan agar melindungi anggota badan yang sensitif (jari kaki, alat sulit) daripada pendedahan melampau kepada suhu membeku.

Lihat juga sunting

Rujukan sunting

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  2. ^ Yael Averbuch (28 April 2011). "No Tweeting From the Ice Bath". The New York Times: Soccer. Dicapai pada 13 Ogos 2011. I tell my body to do a lot of things: Run one more sprint. Strike 50 balls. Push through just 15 more minutes. Warm up. Cool down. Sit in an excruciating ice bath. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (bantuan)
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  8. ^ Stephen Mirarchi (September 2006). "Owner's Manual: Chill Out: Better recovery with ice baths". Running Times Magazine. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2012-05-22. Dicapai pada 14 Ogos 2011. ... First, immersion allows controlled, even constriction around all muscles, effectively closing microscopic damage that cannot be felt and numbing the pain that can. ... Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (bantuan)