Influence of cold-water immersion on limb blood flow after resistance exercise
Mawhinney C, Jones H, Low DA, Green DJ, Howatson G, Gregson W
European journal of sport science · 34 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2017-01-19 · Eur J Sport Sci · vol. 17 · issue 5 · pp. 519–529
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 45 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 3.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 41 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Keywords
- Blood flow, Thigh, Medicine, Femoral artery, Vasoconstriction, Immersion (mathematics), Skin temperature, Vascular resistance, Anatomy, Anesthesia, Hemodynamics, Surgery, Internal medicine, Biomedical engineering
- MeSH
- lower extremity, thigh, muscle, skeletal, rectum, femoral artery, skin, humans, water, body temperature, exercise, immersion, blood pressure, regional blood flow, vasoconstriction, rest, adult, male, cold temperature, resistance training, young adult
6 authors
From GB, AU, ZA
- Chris Mawhinney · correspondingLiverpool John Moores University
- Helen E JonesLiverpool John Moores University
- David A. LowLiverpool John Moores University
- DANIEL JOHN GREENThe University of Western Australia; Liverpool John Moores University
- Glyn HowatsonNorth-West University; Northumbria University
- Warren A. GregsonLiverpool John Moores University
Abstract
This study determined the influence of cold (8°C) and cool (22°C) water immersion on lower limb and cutaneous blood flow following resistance exercise. Twelve males completed 4 sets of 10-repetition maximum squat exercise and were then immersed, semi-reclined, into 8°C or 22°C water for 10-min, or rested in a seated position (control) in a randomized order on different days. Rectal and thigh skin temperature, muscle temperature, thigh and calf skin blood flow and superficial femoral artery blood flow were measured before and after immersion. Indices of vascular conductance were calculated (flux and blood flow/mean arterial pressure). The colder water reduced thigh skin temperature and deep muscle temperature to the greatest extent (P < .001). Reductions in rectal temperature were similar (0.2-0.4°C) in all three trials (P = .69). Femoral artery conductance was similar after immersion in both cooling conditions, with both conditions significantly lower (55%) than the control post-immersion (P < .01). Similarly, there was greater thigh and calf cutaneous vasoconstriction (40-50%) after immersion in both cooling conditions, relative to the control (P < .01), with no difference between cooling conditions. These findings suggest that cold and cool water similarly reduce femoral artery and cutaneous blood flow responses but not muscle temperature following resistance exercise.
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