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Cold Water Therapy Diploma Course

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What Will You Learn?

Wrapped up in warm clothes, you’re enjoying a stroll on a cold winter afternoon, absorbing the beauty of nature all around you. You hear birdsong, the rustle of autumn’s final leaves as a gently chilling breeze undulates the branches of trees, the quiet cascade of water making its way into a nearby lake. Reaching the water’s edge you crouch down, remove your glove and put a finger in the slowly moving water. The cold hits instantly. Of course, you’re going to have a swim… Wait, what?!

The idea of immersing yourself in a body of cold water, willfully taking a cold shower or paying for whole body cryotherapy is sure to divide people. However, we now understand the incredible physical and mental health benefits of cold water. Study this course to discover these benefits and how to embrace cold water therapy safely. We hope you packed a swimming costume!

Beginning with its history, we’ll look at the discovery of cold water therapy (also known as cryotherapy) by ancient civilisations, its popularisation in the Victorian era, and how the world of sports came to use cryotherapy as the go-to remedy for injuries and contusions.

We’ll gain a clear idea of what our bodies can cope with when immersed in freezing temperatures and the biology of cold water therapy—namely how your body responds when shocked with a cold stimulus. You’ll learn the proven benefits of cold water therapy to both our physical and mental health and we’ll also discuss its drawbacks and risks, along with how to address some safety issues that may arise.

We’ll look at how you can carry out cold water therapy on yourself. With bespoke guides for each cryotherapy method, you will learn how to indulge safely and correctly. You’ll also learn about breathing and meditative techniques that will help you embrace the cold.

The course concludes with breathing and meditative exercises to follow and real-world case studies, to explore what cold water can do for you when applied correctly.

By studying this course, you will:

  • Be familiar with the history of cold water therapy
  • Understand the benefits and drawbacks of cold water therapy
  • Be aware of health and safety issues and how to address them
  • Learn various cold water therapy methods
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Course Syllabus

What will I learn on the course?

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  • Introduction
  • Part 1: What is Cold Water Therapy?
  • Part 2: The Rise of Cryotherapy
  • Part 3: Cryotherapy in Athletics
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Part 1: Cold Water General Facts
  • Part 2: Cold Water Safety Facts
  • Part 3: Cold Water Records
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Part 1: Dive Reflex
  • Part 2: Cold Shock Response
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Part 1: Inflammation
  • Part 2: Pain Relief
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Cooldown Process
  • Part 2: Circulation
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Part 1: Mental Welfare
  • Part 2: Weight Regulation
  • Part 3: Superficial Advantages
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Part 1: Strength Training
  • Part 2: General Study Information
  • Part 3: Results (Study One)
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Part 1: Risks of Cold Water Therapy
  • Part 2: Correct Steps and Procedures to Address Risk
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Part 1: Ice Baths
  • Part 2: Body of Water Immersion
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Part 1: Simple Home Methods of Using Cold-Based Therapy
  • Part 2: Whole Body Cryotherapy
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 10 Assessment
  • Part 1: Breathing Exercises
  • Part 2: Meditation Techniques
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 11 Assessment
  • Part 1: Case Studies
  • Part 2: The General Benefits of Cold Water Therapy
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Module 12 Assessment
Who Would Benefit from This Course?

If the idea of immersing yourself in a cold body of water heightens your adrenaline or you’d like to understand the health benefits of doing so, then the Cold Water Therapy Diploma Course is for you. You’ll learn about the positive effects of cold water on our physical and mental health and how you can safely explore this therapy.

Portrait of a woman in a whole body cryo sauna
Accreditations

The Cold Water Therapy Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

Many Centre of Excellence courses are Fully Accredited by the world’s leading professional membership association for natural medicine – The Complementary Medical Association (The CMA).

You can apply to join The CMA as a Student Member while you are still studying, and if you do so you will be eligible to use the post nominal letters SCMA after your name.

Upon graduation from a CMA Registered course you will be eligible to apply for CMA Membership and this will give you numerous professional benefits including being able to use the letters MCMA after your name – Member of The Complementary Medical Association. This will demonstrate your commitment to excellence and professionalism in the natural healthcare field.

Register with The CMA as a Student or fully qualified Practitioner via The CMA website where you will be asked to submit your certificate of graduation, and proof of insurance.

The CMA’s recommended insurers are Westminster global.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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