title: Recovery From Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: Cold-Water Immersion Versus Whole-Body Cryotherapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) and whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) on recovery kinetics after exercise-induced muscle damage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten physically active men performed single-leg hamstring eccentric exercise comprising 5 sets of 15 repetitions. Immediately postexercise, subjects were exposed in a randomized crossover design to CWI (10 min at 10°C) or WBC (3 min at -110°C) recovery. Creatine kinase concentrations, knee-flexor eccentric (60°/s) and posterior lower-limb isometric (60°) strength, single-leg and 2-leg countermovement jumps, muscle soreness, and perception of recovery were measured. The tests were performed before and immediately, 24, 48, and 72 h after exercise.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed a very likely moderate effect in favor of CWI for single-leg (effect size [ES] = 0.63; 90% confidence interval [CI] = -0.13 to 1.38) and 2-leg countermovement jump (ES = 0.68; 90% CI = -0.08 to 1.43) 72 h after exercise. Soreness was moderately lower 48 h after exercise after CWI (ES = -0.68; 90% CI = -1.44 to 0.07). Perception of recovery was moderately enhanced 24 h after exercise for CWI (ES = -0.62; 90% CI = -1.38 to 0.13). Trivial and small effects of condition were found for the other outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CWI was more effective than WBC in accelerating recovery kinetics for countermovement-jump performance at 72 h postexercise. CWI also demonstrated lower soreness and higher perceived recovery levels across 24-48 h postexercise.
authors.forename: Abd-Elbasset
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Abaïdia
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamblin
authors.forename: Barthélémy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delecroix
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leduc
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCall
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nédélec
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baquet
authors.forename: Grégory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dupont
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D063806:Myalgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010465:Perception; D059385:Plyometric Exercise; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D003402:Creatine Kinase
keywords: cold air; eccentric; fatigue