The cold truth: the role of cryotherapy in the treatment of injury and recovery from exercise

SY Kwiecien, MP McHugh - European journal of applied physiology, 2021 - Springer
Cryotherapy is utilized as a physical intervention in the treatment of injury and exercise
recovery. Traditionally, ice is used in the treatment of musculoskeletal injury while cold water …

The cardiovascular system after exercise

SA Romero, CT Minson… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Recovery from exercise refers to the time period between the end of a bout of exercise and
the subsequent return to a resting or recovered state. It also refers to specific physiological …

The effects of cold water immersion and active recovery on inflammation and cell stress responses in human skeletal muscle after resistance exercise

JM Peake, LA Roberts, VC Figueiredo… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Cold water immersion and active recovery are common post‐exercise recovery
treatments. A key assumption about the benefits of cold water immersion is that it reduces …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of cold water immersion after exercise on fatigue recovery and exercise performance--meta analysis

F Xiao, AV Kabachkova, L Jiao, H Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cold water immersion (CWI) is very popular as a method reducing post-exercise muscle
stiffness, eliminating fatigue, decreasing exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), and …

Postexercise cooling impairs muscle protein synthesis rates in recreational athletes

CJ Fuchs, IWK Kouw… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Protein ingestion and cooling are strategies employed by athletes to improve
postexercise recovery and, as such, to facilitate muscle conditioning. However, whether …

The effects of regular cold-water immersion use on training-induced changes in strength and endurance performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis

ES Malta, YM Dutra, JR Broatch, DJ Bishop… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Cold-water immersion (CWI) is one of the main recovery methods used in
sports, and is commonly utilized as a means to expedite the recovery of performance during …

Restoration of thermoregulation after exercise

GP Kenny, R McGinn - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Performing exercise, especially in hot conditions, can heat the body, causing significant
increases in internal body temperature. To offset this increase, powerful and highly …

Use of cold-water immersion to reduce muscle damage and delayed-onset muscle soreness and preserve muscle power in jiu-jitsu athletes

LB Fonseca, CJ Brito, RJS Silva… - Journal of athletic …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context: Cold-water immersion (CWI) has been applied widely as a recovery method, but
little evidence is available to support its effectiveness. Objective: To investigate the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Indirect structural muscle injuries of lower limb: Rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise

S Palermi, B Massa, M Vecchiato, F Mazza… - Journal of Functional …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Muscle injuries are the most common trauma in team and individual sports. The muscles
most frequently affected are those of the lower limb, and in particular hamstrings, adductors …

[HTML][HTML] Astaxanthin in exercise metabolism, performance and recovery: a review

DR Brown, LA Gough, SK Deb, SA Sparks… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
During periods of heavy exercise training and competition, lipid, protein, and nucleic
molecules can become damaged due to an overproduction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen …