Recovery Methods Joe Flashcards
Whole Body Cryotherapy protocol
- Precooling at -60 degrees
- minus 114 - minus 140 degree room
- 2-5 minutes, repeated
- Minimal clothing
- Expensive
Physiological mechanisms of Whole Body Cryotherapy
- Vasoconstriction
- Anti-inflammatory response
- Decreased tissue temp.
- Decreased pain perception
- Psychological recovery
CWI vs WBC- Costello et al
(2012; 2013)
Skin temperatures:
- WBC: 17 degrees
- CWI: 21 degrees
Muscle temp:
Rectal Temp:
Reduced in both conditions over time but was lower in the CWI condition
Current evidence for WBC
Costello et al (2015)
- 4 trials
- Increased anti-inflammatory, reduced DOMs
- Increased muscle damage, decreased force output, decreased power output
Cold Water Immersion Protocol
- 5-15 degree water immersion
- 5-24 minutes, repeated
- Shoulder, Sternum, Waist
- 0 to 10 minutes post exercise
- Time and cost efficient
Physiological Mechanisms of CWI
- Vasoconstriction
- Anti-Inflammatory
- Reduced tissue temperature
- Reduced pain perception
- Psychological recovery
- Hydrostatic pressure
Hydrostatic pressure
The compressive nature of water is thought to cause displacement of fluid from the peripheral to the central cavity.
This causes increased substrate transport, increased cardiac output, reduced peripheral resistance and reduced extracellular fluid volume due to intravascular- intramuscular osmotic gradients
Current Evidence for CWI vs other methods
CWI is better than passive recovery, but there is no evidence compared with other methods such as:
Warm water immersion, contrast water therapy, active recovery, stretching and compression garments
Current evidence for Ice Baths
Increased power, reduced DOMS
Reduced muscle strength
CWI vs ACT
Roberts et al 2015
- Quadricep muscle mass was increased in ACT condition compared with CWI
- Type ii muscle fibre count and type ii CSA was reduced in CWI condition
Chronic use of CWI as a method of recovery?
Roberts et al (2015)
- Reduced long term gains in muscle strength and mass
- Inhibited the activation of key proteins and satellite cells in muscle up to two days post strength exercise
- Use of CWI should be reconsidered
Contrast water therapy protocol
- Alternating hot and cold water
- Cold water 8-15 degrees, Hot water 35-45 degrees
- 1-3 minutes, 3-9 cycles
- Impractical
Physiological Mechanisms of Contrast Water Therapy
- Vasoconstriction/Dilation (pumping effect)
- Anti-inflammatory
- Decrease and increase in tissue temp
- Decreased pain perception
- Psychological recovery
- Hydrostatic pressure
Evidence for Contrast Water Therapy
Bieuzen et al (2013)
- Systematic review, 15 trials (possibility of bias)
- Far superior to passive recovery
- Little difference when compared with other methods
- Magnitude of effects may be more relevant to elite population
- Increased muscle strength, reduced DOMS
- Increased muscle damage, decreased muscle power, increased inflammation
Current Evidence for Compression Garments
Hill et al (2013)
- Systematic review and meta-analysis - 12 trials
- Increase in Muscle strength recovery, Decrease in DOMS, increase in power output, decrease in muscle damage
- Inflammation inconclusive