Recover · The treatments guide
What it does, what it costs, what to ask.
Every treatment rated on the evidence, from strong to pure marketing, with the risks and an honest price range.
- PhysiotherapyAssessment and treatment of injuries and movement problems by a licensed physical therapist, built mostly around exercise.$100–$200 a session
- Sports and deep-tissue massageHands-on soft-tissue work aimed at the muscles you train hardest.$90–$180 an hour
- Assisted stretchingSomeone else moves you through stretches on a table.$50–$120 a session
- Sauna (traditional and infrared)Sitting in heat: hot air in a traditional sauna, radiant heat in an infrared one.$30–$70 a session
- Cold plungeA few minutes in very cold water.$25–$60 a session
- Contrast therapyAlternating heat and cold: sauna, then plunge, and again.$40–$90 a session
- Whole-body cryotherapyTwo or three minutes in a chamber of extremely cold air.$30–$70 a session
- Compression bootsInflatable sleeves that squeeze your legs in waves.$30–$60 a session (or about $500–$1,000 to own)
- Red-light therapyPanels or beds that shine red and near-infrared light on the skin.$25–$60 a session
- Float tankLying in skin-temperature salt water in darkness and quiet.$60–$100 a float
- IV drip therapyFluids, vitamins or other substances given through a drip in a lounge rather than a clinic.$150–$400 a drip
- Chiropractic and osteopathyHands-on treatment including spinal manipulation, from a licensed chiropractor or osteopathic practitioner.$60–$150 a session