Article
Xiao et al.1 (2023) Effects of cold water immersion after exercise on fatigue recovery and exercise performance–meta analysis1
Effects of Cold Bath Post-Exercise
Question
Study Construct
- Systematic review (SR)
- 20 study SR
- Subjective indicators:
- Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
- Rate of perceived exertion (RPE)
- Objective measures:
- Countermovement jump (CMJ)
- Blood plasma markers
Methods
Methods of the studies included
- Independent variable
- studies included
- CWI immersion to the iliac crest/umbilicus
- Temperatures from 5-15\(\textdegree\)C.
- Other studies included CWI submerged to mid sternal level and shoulder level at 6-15\(\textdegree\)C.
- studies included
Results
DOMS/VAS Results
Muscle soreness and fatigue recovery status was characterized by this study as “Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)” and was quantified using a VAS scale.
The experimental (CWI) group demonstrated a decline in DOMS (VAS scale) significantly lower VAS at 0 h and 24 hr, but showed no difference at 48 h1.
RPE Results
Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scale is a subjective measure of muscle soreness and fatigue recovery status1.
Decline in RPE immediately (0/1-10 scales) at 0 hours (none at 24 or 48 h) Reduced CMJ immediately (at 0 hr)
Creatine Kinase Results
- Creatine kinase (CK) lowered at 24 hr, (no difference at 0 or 48 h)
Lactate results
- Lactate lowered at 24 and 48 h.
IL-6 Results
IL-6 was used as a marker of post-exercise inflammation1
No evidence that CWI impacts IL6 during 48 hours1
C Reactive protein results
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an indicator of infectious or inflammatory condition1
No evidence that CWI impacts CRP during 48 hours1
Fatigue Recovery Results
They found that water temp and CWI sites have no effect on fatigue recovery
References
1.
Xiao F, Kabachkova AV, Jiao L, Zhao H, Kapilevich LV. Effects of cold water immersion after exercise on fatigue recovery and exercise performance–meta analysis. Frontiers in Physiology. 2023;14:1006512. doi:10.3389/fphys.2023.1006512
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