Testimonials from Cold Tub Clients

Barclay Dugger, Director of Athletic Training Services, Springfield College

I have been looking for a cold therapy pool that would meet our facility space needs and be large enough for multiple student-athletes to use. Your polar pool has been great, we have seen improved recovery rates in our student-athletes from practice and competition when they use the polar pool.

We can fit 6 student-athletes in the pool at once after practice and there is often 6 more waiting to use it. In my opinion, the PolarPool has helped to keep our #1 quarterback on the field for every practice and game this season. As athletic trainers, we are kept very busy and the polar pool has made our jobs easier because it needs very little maintenance and up keep. The PolarPool has made my job easier and our student-athletes love it.

Barclay Dugger MEd, ATC, LAT
Director of Athletic Training Services
Springfield College

Kyle A. Nelson, Head Athletic Trainer University of Portland

Here at the University of Portland, we have been in the process of updating our athletic training facilities. One thing that needed work was our hydrotherapy area. We were trying to accommodate 240 student-athletes with two small stainless steel whirlpools. This posed many problems including daily maintenance as well as athletes having to wait their turn to use the whirlpool as we could only fit 2-3 in at one time.

During the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Symposium in St. Louis, MO, I met Scott Burt with The PolarPool. He had a unit on display and I was instantly drawn to it.

The size was perfect since we are limited in the amount of space that we have available to us. The fact that it was also moveable was also a plus due to the fact that we are trying to propose an expansion in our facility. And the self-contained filtration system was an obvious plus to us since we have been stuck draining and disinfecting our current whirlpools every day. All of these factors, along with the support and professionalism of Scott Burt, caused us to pursue the funding for a PolarPool.

We installed our new PolarPool at the end of September and have been extremely pleased with the results. We are able to provide hydrotherapy to a larger number of athletes and can maintain the cleanliness and temperature much easier than before. I would highly recommend the PolarPool to anyone who has limited space but still needs to provide high quality hydrotherapy treatment to their athletes.

Kyle A. Nelson, MPH, ATC-R
Head Athletic Trainer
University of Portland

Tommy Alva, Head Athletic Trainer, Atlanta Thrashers

The PolarPool is great for helping our players recover from practices and games.

The design of the PolarPool enables multiple players to treat simultaneously thereby enhancing our ability to maximize the team’s physical preparation and performance.

Tommy Alva
Head Athletic Trainer
Atlanta Thrashers

Artie Poitras, Head Athletic Trainer, UMass Lowell

“The PolarPool™ is the most innovative hydrotherapy pool currently available. We had been looking for a plunge/cryotherapy pool for five years. The cost associated with demolition/construction was deterring us from adding this to our facility. The PolarPool™ provided the answer to our dilemma. With its ability to fit into a standard doorway and require no changes in either electrical service or plumbing, The PolarPool™ is now providing us with state of the art cold therapy.

I was amazed at ease of installation, it rolled from the truck into our facility in minutes. With The PolarPool™, we are able to provide our athletes with clean, cold therapy of a consistent temperature. No more draining, filling and adding ice. The PolarPool™, the best “bang for the buck” in cold therapy.

Artie Poitras
Head Athletic Trainer
UMass Lowell

Dan Davies, Director of Athletic Training, Bowdoin College

I would like to thank The PolarPool™ for their amazing product. When designing our new athletic training facility, I wanted a space efficient multipurpose hydrotherapy modality with a simplified filtration system and the ability to perform hot and cold treatments.

The innovative PolarPool™ unit solved all our needs. I could not be more satisfied with this piece of equipment, and I would highly recommend The PolarPool™ to anybody.

Dan Davies
Director of Athletic Training
Bowdoin College

Don DelNegro, Head Athletic Trainer, Boston Bruins

Without a doubt the “The PolarPool™” has filled a void in the Athletic Training world that has been missing for years. Cryotherapy plunges have been a part of an athletes’ recovery process for centuries. But, now thanks to The PolarPool™ it is a quick, conveinent, inexpensive and more importantly bacteria free modality.

Since the onset of MRSA in the athletic environment, the cold whirlpool/tub has always been a high risk area for infection and disease. The PolarPool™ has helped solve that problem with its multilayer level of protection against bacteria and germs. Since we got our PolarPool™ there is no more cleaning, disinfecting, filling, and transporting hundreds of pounds of ice into the Athletic Training room everyday to prepare a cold whirlpool. Saving me time to do the more important details of my job.

We now have more than half our team taking cold plunges as part of their recovery program and utilizing its benefits daily. We could not be more happy with the results we have seen in our players and the teams’ success. I would highly recommend anyone still using Steel Whirlpools for cold water therapy to investigate the benefits of The PolarPool™.

Don DelNegro, MS, ATC (L), CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer
Boston Bruins

Troy, Gustavus Adolphus College

Attached is a picture of two of our football players enjoying a cold soak. Thanks the pool is running great!! Getting 20-30 people a day in it and holding its temp really well.

Troy, Gustavus Adolphus College

University of South Carolina Upstate said:

These PolarPools will save the school 160 gallons of water per day x 195 days (31,200 gallons per year) plus the energy savings associated with not making ice all day.