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  2. 22 cool-down stretches that will help prevent soreness after ...

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    Kneeling hip flexor stretch. tart kneeling on the ground. Step your right foot out in front of you, with your right knee bent at 90 degrees. Keep your left knee on the ground and stretch the left ...

  3. A secret to longevity: mobility. Here are 5 simple stretches ...

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    Scoot your butt forward to the edge, tuck your feet under and lean so that your nose is over your toes. Without using your hands to push on your chair, stand up. Then, start lowering back down.

  4. Stretching - Wikipedia

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    When the goal is to increase flexibility, the most commonly used technique is stretching. Chronic static stretching was shown to increase range of motion of Dorsiflexion or bringing one's foot closer to their shin by an average of 5.17 degrees in healthy individuals versus 3.77 degrees when solely using ballistic stretching. [3]

  5. Ice bath - Wikipedia

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    In sports therapy, an ice bath, or sometimes cold-water immersion, Cold plunge or cold therapy, is a training regimen usually following a period of intense exercise [1] [2] in which a substantial part of a human body is immersed in a bath of ice or ice-water for a limited duration.

  6. Nerve glide - Wikipedia

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    Nerve glide, also known as nerve flossing or nerve stretching, is an exercise that stretches nerves. It facilitates the smooth and regular movement of peripheral nerves in the body. It allows the nerve to glide freely along with the movement of the joint and relax the nerve from compression.

  7. Frostbite - Wikipedia

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    Frostnip is similar to frostbite, but without ice crystal formation in the skin. Whitening of the skin and numbness reverse quickly after rewarming. Trench foot is damage to nerves and blood vessels that results from exposure to cold wet (non-freezing) conditions. [17] This is reversible if treated early.

  8. Water - Wikipedia

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    Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H 2 O.It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, [c] and nearly colorless chemical substance.It is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent [20]).

  9. Myofascial release - Wikipedia

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    Myofascial release (MFR, self-myofascial release) is an alternative medicine therapy claimed to be useful for treating skeletal muscle immobility and pain by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles. [1]