Chill Without Thrill: A Crossover Study on Whole-Body Cryotherapy and Postmatch Recovery in High-Level Youth Basketball Players
Pernigoni M, Perazzetti A, Digno M, Tessitore A, Kamandulis S, Conte D
International journal of sports physiology and performance · 9 citations
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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
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2024-08-23 · Int J Sports Physiol Perform · vol. 19 · issue 11 · pp. 1218–1226
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Cited
- 14 citations · more than 89% of similar papers · 2.4× the field average
- References
- 30 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- Sprint, Medicine, Basketball, Morning, Crossover study, Physical therapy, Cryotherapy, Overtraining, Internal medicine, Placebo, Cardiology, Surgery, Athletes
- MeSH
- humans, cryotherapy, cross-over studies, heart rate, basketball, adolescent, male, athletic performance, myalgia
6 authors
From LT, IT
- Marco PernigoniLithuanian Sports University
- Andrea PerazzettiForo Italico University of Rome
- Mattia Digno
- Antônio Jessey de Abreu TESSITOREForo Italico University of Rome
- Sigitas KamandulisLithuanian Sports University
- Daniele ConteForo Italico University of Rome
Abstract
Purpose
To assess the effect of whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) on postmatch recovery in basketball.
Methods
Using a crossover design, 17 youth male players (age 16.2 [1.2] y, stature 190.5 [9.4] cm, body mass 79.2 [9.6] kg, experience 9.9 [3.9] y) completed 2 simulated matches, followed by WBC (4 min, -75 to - 85 °C) or a placebo intervention (CON). Countermovement-jump height, change-of-direction performance, 10- and 20-m sprint times, heart-rate variability (log-transformed squared root of the mean sum of the squared differences between R-R intervals [Ln-rMSSD]), muscle soreness, and perceived recovery (Perceived Recovery Status Scale [PRS]) were recorded at prematch, postmatch, postrecovery, and 24 hours postmatch. Additionally, Ln-rMSSD was recorded upon awakening on match day and the following morning.
Results
Compared with CON, higher PRS values were reported in WBC at prematch and postrecovery (P ≤ .026), while no significant between-interventions differences were found for any other measure (P > .05). Regarding the effect of time, our findings revealed that 20-m sprint times, Ln-rMSSD, and PRS deteriorated in both interventions from prematch to postmatch (ie, acute changes, P ≤ .045), while muscle soreness worsened in WBC only (P ≤ .003). Conversely, countermovement-jump height, change-of-direction, and 10-m sprint performance were unaffected by match play in the acute phase (P > .05), while none of the investigated measures showed impairments at 24 hours postmatch, compared with prematch (P > .05).
Conclusions
Overall, these findings suggest that WBC was mostly ineffective for improving postexercise recovery in the investigated sample, with benefits observed for perceived recovery being potentially influenced by the participants' status at baseline (ie, higher prematch PRS scores in WBC compared with CON).
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