Immediate Effect of Cold Spinal Spray and Cold Spinal Bath on Cognition Among Young Adults: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Cognition is the indisputable process of acquiring knowledge and superior understanding through unwavering thought, immersive experiences, and keen senses. However, several noncognitive factors, such as motivation and mood, can impact the performance of these cognitive domains. Naturopathic medicine is a whole system of Complementary and Alternative Medicine most closely resembling conventional primary care but with greater delivery of healthy lifestyle counseling. Naturopathic treatments like Spinal bath which is a non-pressurized hydatic treatment in which water of a specific temperature is applied to the spinal area for a certain amount of time in order to achieve desired effects and Spinal spray which circulate cold, neutral and hot water according to different temperature as requirement for patients are extensively used in naturopathy to treat various disease conditions. Although, spinal spray and spinal bath are extensively used in naturopathy to treat various disease conditions, their specific physiological effects on cognition have not yet been studied in healthy individuals Thus, present study focuses on the effect of Cold spinal spray and Cold spinal bath on cognition (working memory and short-term memory) in healthy volunteers.