Factors which affect shivering in man during cold water immersion.
Six subjects were immersed in cold water (15.15 +/- 0.42 degrees C) and were asked to perform two tasks. Shivering elicited by the cold water immersion was attenuated and/or abolished by the mental arithmetic task and in some instances by a voluntary isometric contraction of forearm muscles. Some reasons for these results are discussed. Key words: Cold water immersion, mental arithmetic forearm isometric contraction, attenuation of shivering.
D003080:Cold Temperature; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D012768:Shivering