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Biohacks or basics? What actually works in recovery
UniSC News, Vol.10 April 2026
University of the Sunshine Coast
2026
Abstract
A rise of high-tech recovery culture is underway. As sports science becomes increasingly accessible, we’re seeing a trickle-down effect from elite athletes to weekend warriors, and even recreational exercisers, who are exploring ways to biohack better health and speed up recovery.
With a surge in high-tech recovery centres across the country offering everything from ice baths and red-light therapy to compression boots and hyperbaric oxygen treatment, what was once niche is now increasingly mainstream.
Wellness enthusiasts, once content with a massage or infrared sauna, are layering high-tech services into their monthly routines.
But as the field gathers pace, so too does the question: do these therapies actually work, or do they simply feel like they do?
Details
- Title
- Biohacks or basics? What actually works in recovery
- Authors
- Dan van den Hoek - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- UniSC News, Vol.10 April 2026
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2026
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991235800702621
- Output Type
- Blog
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