Comparative efficacy of active recovery and cold water immersion as post-match recovery interventions in elite youth soccer
Pooley S, Spendiff O, Allen M, Moir HJ
Journal of sports sciences · 22 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
- Unclassified
- No financial support
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2019-08-28 · J Sports Sci · vol. 38 · issue 11-12 · pp. 1423–1431
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 34 citations · more than 85% of similar papers · 1.9× the field average
- References
- 35 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- Muscle damage, Crossover study, Creatine kinase, Medicine, Psychological intervention, Physical therapy, Psychology, Internal medicine, Placebo
- MeSH
- muscle, skeletal, humans, edema, water, creatine kinase, hydrotherapy, cross-over studies, immersion, competitive behavior, muscle fatigue, soccer, adolescent, muscle stretching exercises, cold temperature, myalgia
4 authors
From GB
- Sam PooleyKingston University London
- Owen SpendiffKingston University London
- Matt Allen
- Hannah Jayne Moir · correspondingKingston University London
Abstract
The current study compared cold-water immersion (CWI) and active recovery (AR) to static stretching (SS) on muscle recovery post-competitive soccer matches in elite youth players (n = 15). In a controlled crossover design, participants played a total of nine competitive soccer games, comprising three 80 minute games for each intervention (SS, CWI and AR). Muscle oedema, creatine kinase (CK), countermovement jump performance (CMJA) and perceived muscle soreness (PMS) were assessed pre-, immediately post-, and 48 hours post-match and compared across time-intervals and between interventions. Following SS, all markers of muscle damage remained significantly elevated (P 0.05). Analysis of %change for CK and CMJA revealed significant improvements for AR and CWI compared to SS. The present study indicated both AR and CWI are beneficial recovery interventions for elite young soccer players following competitive soccer matches, of which were superior to SS.
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