The effect of post-exercise cryotherapy on recovery characteristics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hohenauer, Erich and Taeymans, Jan and Baeyens, Jean Pierre and Clarys, Peter and Clijsen, Ron (2015) The effect of post-exercise cryotherapy on recovery characteristics: a systematic review and meta-analysis. In: FIrst World Sports Physical Therapy Congress, 20.11.2015-21.11.2015, Bern, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Exercising at different intensity levels induces fatigue to the musculoskeletal, nervous and metabolic system. In sports medicine, cryotherapy, as a postexercise intervention, has been investigated by means of subjective ratings, such as delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and objective recovery characteristics, such as creatine-kinase (CK), lactate levels, interleukine-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP). The mechanism of cryotherapy for recovery is predominantly attributed to its vasoconstrictive effect, which reduces the inflammation reactions through a decrease of the cell metabolism. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of cryotherapy compared to non-cooling, passive recovery interventions on subjective (DOMS and RPE) and objective (CK, lactate-levels, IL-6 and CRP) recovery characteristics after exhaustive exercise protocols up to 96 hours.

Item Type:	Article in conference proceedings or Presentation at a conference (Poster)
Subjects:	Biological Sciences Biological Sciences > Sport & exercise science > Sport conditioning, rehabilitation & therapy
Department/unit:	Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale > Laboratorio di ricerca in riabilitazione
Depositing User:	Erich Hohenauer
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2016 13:53
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2021 12:00
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/7535

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