One session of partial-body cryotherapy (-110 °C) improves muscle damage recovery.
Scand J Med Sci Sports
; 25(5): e524-30, 2015 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
To evaluate the effects of a single session of partial-body cryotherapy (PBC) on muscle recovery, 26 young men performed a muscle-damaging protocol that consisted of five sets of 20 drop jumps with 2-min rest intervals between sets. After the exercise, the PBC group (n = 13) was exposed to 3 min of PBC at -110 °C, and the control group (n = 13) was exposed to 3 min at 21 °C. Anterior thigh muscle thickness, isometric peak torque, and muscle soreness of knee extensors were measured pre, post, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h following exercise. Peak torque did not return to baseline in control group (P < 0.05), whereas the PBC group recovered peak torques 96 h post exercise (P > 0.05). Peak torque was also higher after PBC at 72 and 96 h compared with control group (P < 0.05). Muscle thickness increased after 24 h in the control group (P < 0.05) and was significantly higher compared with the PBC group at 24 and 96 h (P < 0.05). Muscle soreness returned to baseline for the PBC group at 72 h compared with 96 h for controls. These results indicate that PBC after strenuous exercise may enhance recovery from muscle damage.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cryotherapy
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Recovery of Function
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Quadriceps Muscle
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Scand J Med Sci Sports
Journal subject:
MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil