The Hidden Stress of High Performance
Your reaction time, focus, and decision-making all depend on one thing...optimal brain function. When your brain overheats or becomes inflamed under stress, performance drops, fatigue rises, and recovery slows. Every high-impact movement, from tackles and headers to high-speed collisions, takes a toll on the brain.
Even when you don’t “feel” concussed, microtrauma and thermal strain can build silently over time, affecting your clarity, balance, and endurance.
That’s why athletes are now prioritising neurorecovery as the foundation of true performance longevity.
CoolHed: The Smart Recovery Edge
CoolHed combines Selective Brain Cooling (SBC) with autonomic regulation to accelerate mental and physical recovery at a cellular level.
Our protocol works by:
- Lowering brain temperature to reduce metabolic stress and inflammation
- Activating the vagus nerve to restore calm, focus, and balance
- Enhancing oxygenation through diaphragmatic breathing for sharper cognitive control
This isn’t just about cooling, it’s about creating neuro-stability, so you can perform harder, recover faster, and stay mentally locked in.
Built for Every Athlete
Used consistently the CoolHed Protocol can help with:
- Shorten recovery time between training sessions
- Improve focus and reaction under fatigue
- Support cognitive clarity during pressure moments
- Reduce risk factors related to brain overheating and micro-injury
In high-stakes sport, marginal gains make all the difference, CoolHed helps you find yours.
Perfect for:
- Combat and contact sports
- Rugby league, NFL, Basketball, Soccer and AFL
- Racing, endurance, and high-heat performance
- Coaches, teams, and medical professionals prioritising athlete welfare
Research
- Assessment of the Omius™️ Cooling Headband
- Forehead and Forearm Cooling During Firefighting
- Head, Face and Neck Cooling for Heat Performance
- Selective Head-Neck Cooling Protocols
- Swedish Hockey League Study (2016-2021)
- Combined Breathing and Cold Exposure
- Thermoregulation and Autonomic Nervous System
- Diaphragmatic Breathing for Recovery
- Breathing Practices for Stress and Anxiety Reduction
- Thermoregulation and Brain Cooling
- Hypothalamic Response to Cooling
- Selective head-and-neck cooling as a treatment method for concussions in elite male rugby union players: the Clinical Observed Outcomes with Local Head-and-neck cooling After Diagnosed concussions (COOLHEAD) study protocol
- Selective head-neck cooling after concussion shortens return-to-play in ice hockey players
Train harder. Recover smarter. Protect your brain.
Performance isn’t just physical anymore, it’s neurological.
CoolHed bridges the gap between sports science and brain health, giving athletes the tools to recover smarter, train harder, and perform longer.