Effects of cold water immersion on the recovery of physical performance and muscle damage following a one-off soccer match

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
António Ascensão ◽  
Marco Leite ◽  
António N. Rebelo ◽  
Sérgio Magalhäes ◽  
José Magalhäes
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Cold Water Immersion ◽  
Soccer Match

scholarly journals Use of Cold-Water Immersion to Reduce Muscle Damage and Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness and Preserve Muscle Power in Jiu-Jitsu Athletes

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 540-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Líllian Beatriz Fonseca ◽  
Ciro J. Brito ◽  
Roberto Jerônimo S. Silva ◽  
Marzo Edir Silva-Grigoletto ◽  
Walderi Monteiro da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Muscle Soreness ◽  
Muscle Power ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Cold Water Immersion ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Recovery Method ◽  
Power Recovery

Context: Cold-water immersion (CWI) has been applied widely as a recovery method, but little evidence is available to support its effectiveness. Objective: To investigate the effects of CWI on muscle damage, perceived muscle soreness, and muscle power recovery of the upper and lower limbs after jiu-jitsu training. Design: Crossover study. Setting: Laboratory and field. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 8 highly trained male athletes (age = 24.0 ± 3.6 years, mass = 78.4 ± 2.4 kg, percentage of body fat = 13.1% ± 3.6%) completed all study phases. Intervention(s): We randomly selected half of the sample for recovery using CWI (6.0°C ± 0.5°C) for 19 minutes; the other participants were allocated to the control condition (passive recovery). Treatments were reversed in the second session (after 1 week). Main Outcome Measure(s): We measured serum levels of creatine phosphokinase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase enzymes; perceived muscle soreness; and recovery through visual analogue scales and muscle power of the upper and lower limbs at pretraining, postrecovery, 24 hours, and 48 hours. Results: Athletes who underwent CWI showed better posttraining recovery measures because circulating LDH levels were lower at 24 hours postrecovery in the CWI condition (441.9 ± 81.4 IU/L) than in the control condition (493.6 ± 97.4 IU/L; P = .03). Estimated muscle power was higher in the CWI than in the control condition for both upper limbs (757.9 ± 125.1 W versus 695.9 ± 56.1 W) and lower limbs (53.7 ± 3.7 cm versus 35.5 ± 8.2 cm; both P values = .001). In addition, we observed less perceived muscle soreness (1.5 ± 1.1 arbitrary units [au] versus 3.1 ± 1.0 au; P = .004) and higher perceived recovery (8.8 ± 1.9 au versus 6.9 ± 1.7 au; P = .005) in the CWI than in the control condition at 24 hours postrecovery. Conclusions: Use of CWI can be beneficial to jiu-jitsu athletes because it reduces circulating LDH levels, results in less perceived muscle soreness, and helps muscle power recovery at 24 hours postrecovery.

scholarly journals Partial‐body cryotherapy (−135°C) and cold‐water immersion (10°C) after muscle damage in females

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-495
Author(s):  
Erich Hohenauer ◽  
Joseph T. Costello ◽  
Tom Deliens ◽  
Peter Clarys ◽  
Rahel Stoop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Cold Water Immersion ◽  
Partial Body

scholarly journals Effect of the Depth of Cold Water Immersion on Sleep Architecture and Recovery Among Well-Trained Male Endurance Runners

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Chauvineau ◽  
Florane Pasquier ◽  
Vincent Guyot ◽  
Anis Aloulou ◽  
Mathieu Nedelec
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Cold Water Immersion ◽  
Sleep Architecture ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Partial Body ◽  
Endurance Runners

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the depth of cold water immersion (CWI) (whole-body with head immersed and partial-body CWI) after high-intensity, intermittent running exercise on sleep architecture and recovery kinetics among well-trained runners.Methods: In a randomized, counterbalanced order, 12 well-trained male endurance runners (V.O2max = 66.0 ± 3.9 ml·min−1·kg−1) performed a simulated trail (≈18:00) on a motorized treadmill followed by CWI (13.3 ± 0.2°C) for 10 min: whole-body immersion including the head (WHOLE; n = 12), partial-body immersion up to the iliac crest (PARTIAL; n = 12), and, finally, an out-of-water control condition (CONT; n = 10). Markers of fatigue and muscle damage—maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), countermovement jump (CMJ), plasma creatine kinase [CK], and subjective ratings—were recorded until 48 h after the simulated trail. After each condition, nocturnal core body temperature (Tcore) was measured, whereas sleep and heart rate variability were assessed using polysomnography.Results: There was a lower Tcore induced by WHOLE than CONT from the end of immersion to 80 min after the start of immersion (p < 0.05). Slow-wave sleep (SWS) proportion was higher (p < 0.05) during the first 180 min of the night in WHOLE compared with PARTIAL. WHOLE and PARTIAL induced a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in arousal for the duration of the night compared with CONT, while only WHOLE decreased limb movements compared with CONT (p < 0.01) for the duration of the night. Heart rate variability analysis showed a significant reduction (p < 0.05) in RMSSD, low frequency (LF), and high frequency (HF) in WHOLE compared with both PARTIAL and CONT during the first sequence of SWS. No differences between conditions were observed for any markers of fatigue and muscle damage (p > 0.05) throughout the 48-h recovery period.Conclusion: WHOLE reduced arousal and limb movement and enhanced SWS proportion during the first part of the night, which may be particularly useful in the athlete's recovery process after exercise. Future studies are, however, required to assess whether such positive sleep outcomes may result in overall recovery optimization.

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