Perfusion of the skin's microcirculation after cold-water immersion (10°C) and partial-body cryotherapy (-135°C)
Hohenauer E, Deliens T, Clarys P, Clijsen R
Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 16 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2019-04-30 · Skin Res Technol · vol. 25 · issue 5 · pp. 677–682
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 26 citations · more than 82% of similar papers · 1.5× the field average
- References
- 46 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Infrared Thermography in Medicine · Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- Microcirculation, Cryotherapy, Perfusion, Medicine, Skin temperature, Hyperthermia, Cold storage, Anesthesia, Nuclear medicine, Surgery, Cardiology, Biomedical engineering, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- microcirculation, skin, humans, blood flow velocity, cryotherapy, immersion, skin temperature, adult, male, cold temperature, healthy volunteers
4 authors
From BE, CH
- Erich Hohenauer · correspondingVrije Universiteit Brussel; University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland; THIM van der Laan University College Physiotherapy
- Tom DeliensVrije Universiteit Brussel
- Peter ClarysVrije Universiteit Brussel
- Ron ClijsenVrije Universiteit Brussel; University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland; THIM van der Laan University College Physiotherapy
Abstract
Background
Investigations of the perfusion of the skin's microcirculation with laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) after cold treatments are rare. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effects between cold-water immersion (CWI) conduction and partial-body cryotherapy (PBC) convection on perfusion of the microcirculation and skin temperature on the thigh.
Materials and methods
Twenty healthy males were randomly allocated to CWI (10°C for 10 minutes) or PBC (-60°C for 30 seconds, -135°C for 2 minutes). Perfusion and skin temperature measurements were conducted on the anterior thigh region up to 60 minutes post-treatment.
Results
Cold-water immersion decreased perfusion of the microcirculation significantly compared to baseline values between 10 minutes (P = 0.003) and 30 minutes (P = 0.01) post-treatment. PBC increased perfusion of the microcirculation and decreased skin temperature only at the first measurement interval (0 minute, both P = 0.01) post-treatment. Additionally, local skin temperature was significantly decreased compared to baseline values only after CWI up to 30 minutes (P = 0.04) post-treatment.
Conclusion
Cold-water immersion reduced local skin microcirculation and skin temperature while PBC only slightly increased the perfusion of the microcirculation immediately after the treatment. For cooling purposes, the conduction method seems superior compared to the convection method, assessed with a LSCI device.
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