Efficacy of Different Cold-Water Immersion Temperatures on Neuromotor Performance in Young Athletes
Gaspar-Junior JJ, Dellagrana RA, Barbosa FSS, Anghinoni AP, Taciro C, Carregaro RL, Martinez PF, Oliveira-Junior SA
Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 4 citations
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- Randomized controlled trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Government
- Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul
- University or hospital
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
- University or hospital
- Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
- Government
- Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Government
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
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Publication
- Published
- 2022-05-05 · Life (Basel) · vol. 12 · issue 5 · p. 683
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 8 citations · more than 76% of similar papers · 1.3× the field average
- References
- 57 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Sports Performance and Training · Exercise and Physiological Responses · Sports injuries and prevention
- Keywords
- Isometric exercise, Medicine, Electromyography, Internal medicine, Physical therapy, Cardiology, Anesthesia, Physical medicine and rehabilitation
8 authors
From BR
- Jair José Gaspar JúniorUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
- Rodolfo André DellagranaUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
- Fernando Sérgio Silva BarbosaUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; Universidade Federal de Rondônia
- Ana Paula AnghinoniUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
- Charles TaciroUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
- Rodrigo Luiz CarregaroUniversidade de Brasília
Abstract
Cold-Water-Immersion (CWI) has been frequently used to accelerate muscle recovery and to improve performance after fatigue onset. In the present study, the aim was to investigate the effects of different CWI temperatures on neuromuscular activity on quadriceps after acute fatigue protocol. Thirty-six young athletes (16.9 ± 1.4 years-old; 72.1 ± 13.8 kg; 178.4 ± 7.2 cm) were divided into three groups: passive recovery group (PRG); CWI at 5 °C group (5G); and CWI at 10 °C group (10G). All participants performed a fatigue exercise protocol; afterwards, PRG performed a passive recovery (rest), while 5G and 10G were submitted to CWI by means of 5 °C and 10 °C temperatures during 10 min, respectively. Fatigue protocol was performed by knee extension at 40% of isometric peak force from maximal isometric voluntary contraction. Electromyography was used to evaluate neuromuscular performance. The passive recovery and CWI at 5 °C were associated with normalized isometric force and quadriceps activation amplitude from 15 until 120 min after exercise-induced fatigue (F = 7.169, p < 0.001). CWI at 5 °C and 10 °C showed higher muscle activation (F = 6.850, p < 0.001) and lower median frequency (MF) than passive recovery after 15 and 30 min of fatigue (F = 5.386, p < 0.001). For neuromuscular efficiency (NME) recovery, while PRG normalized NME values after 15 min, 5G and 10G exhibited these responses after 60 and 30 min (F = 4.330, p < 0.01), respectively. Passive recovery and CWI at 5 °C and 10 °C revealed similar effects in terms of recovery of muscle strength and NME, but ice interventions resulted in higher quadriceps activation recovery.
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