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Episode 18: Cryotherapy

Ahokas EK, Ihalainen JK, Kyröläinen H, Mero AA. Effects of Water Immersion Methods on Postexercise Recovery of Physical and Mental Performance. Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2019;33(6):1488-1495


Anderson D, Nunn J, Tyler CJ. Effect of Cold (14° C) vs. Ice (5° C) Water Immersion on Recovery From Intermittent Running Exercise. Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2018;32(3):764-771


Bleakley C, McDonough S, Gardner E, Baxter GD, Hopkins JT, Davison GW. Cold-water immersion (cryotherapy) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;2012(2):Cd008262.


Broatch JR, Petersen A, Bishop DJ. Postexercise cold water immersion benefits are not greater than the placebo effect. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2014;46(11):2139-2147


Broatch JR, Petersen A, Bishop DJ. The Influence of Post-Exercise Cold-Water Immersion on Adaptive Responses to Exercise: A Review of the Literature. Sports medicine (Auckland, NZ). 2018;48(6):1369-1387


D'Souza RF, Zeng N, Markworth JF, et al. Divergent effects of cold water immersion versus active recovery on skeletal muscle fiber type and angiogenesis in young men. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2018;314(6):R824-r833


de Freitas VH, Ramos SP, Bara-Filho MG, et al. Effect of Cold Water Immersion Performed on Successive Days on Physical Performance, Muscle Damage, and Inflammatory, Hormonal, and Oxidative Stress Markers in Volleyball Players. Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2019;33(2):502-513


de Oliveira Ottone V, de Castro Magalhães F, de Paula F, et al. The effect of different water immersion temperatures on post-exercise parasympathetic reactivation. PloS one. 2014;9(12):e113730


Earp JE, Hatfield DL, Sherman A, Lee EC, Kraemer WJ. Cold-water immersion blunts and delays increases in circulating testosterone and cytokines post-resistance exercise. European journal of applied physiology. 2019;119(8):1901-1907


Fonseca LB, Brito CJ, Silva RJ, Silva-Grigoletto ME, da Silva WMJ, Franchini E. Use of Cold-Water Immersion to Reduce Muscle Damage and Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness and Preserve Muscle Power in Jiu-Jitsu Athletes. Journal of athletic training. 2016;51(7):540-549


Fuchs CJ, Kouw IWK, Churchward-Venne TA, et al. Postexercise cooling impairs muscle protein synthesis rates in recreational athletes. The Journal of physiology. 2020;598(4):755-772


Fyfe JJ, Broatch JR, Trewin AJ, et al. Cold water immersion attenuates anabolic signaling and skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy, but not strength gain, following whole-body resistance training. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md : 1985). 2019;127(5):1403-1418


Halson SL, Bartram J, West N, et al. Does hydrotherapy help or hinder adaptation to training in competitive cyclists? Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2014;46(8):1631-1639


Hohenauer E, Clarys P, Baeyens JP, Clijsen R. The effect of local cryotherapy on subjective and objective recovery characteristics following an exhaustive jump protocol. Open access journal of sports medicine. 2016;7:89-97


Hohenauer E, Costello JT, Stoop R, et al. Cold-water or partial-body cryotherapy? Comparison of physiological responses and recovery following muscle damage. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. 2018;28(3):1252-1262


Ihsan M, Watson G, Abbiss CR. What are the Physiological Mechanisms for Post-Exercise Cold Water Immersion in the Recovery from Prolonged Endurance and Intermittent Exercise? Sports medicine (Auckland, NZ). 2016;46(8):1095-1109


Ihsan M, Watson G, Lipski M, Abbiss CR. Influence of postexercise cooling on muscle oxygenation and blood volume changes. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2013;45(5):876-882


Machado AF, Ferreira PH, Micheletti JK, et al. Can Water Temperature and Immersion Time Influence the Effect of Cold Water Immersion on Muscle Soreness? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports medicine (Auckland, NZ). 2016;46(4):503-514


Magalhães FC, Aguiar PF, Tossige-Gomes R, et al. High-intensity interval training followed by postexercise cold-water immersion does not alter angiogenic circulating cells, but increases circulating endothelial cells. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme. 2020;45(1):101-111


Matos F, Neves EB, Rosa C, et al. Effect of Cold-Water Immersion on Elbow Flexors Muscle Thickness After Resistance Training. Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2018;32(3):756-763


Mawhinney C, Low DA, Jones H, Green DJ, Costello JT, Gregson W. Cold Water Mediates Greater Reductions in Limb Blood Flow than Whole Body Cryotherapy. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2017;49(6):1252-1260


Peake JM, Markworth JF, Cumming KT, et al. The Effects of Cold Water Immersion and Active Recovery on Molecular Factors That Regulate Growth and Remodeling of Skeletal Muscle After Resistance Exercise. Frontiers in physiology. 2020;11:737


Peake JM, Roberts LA, Figueiredo VC, et al. The effects of cold water immersion and active recovery on inflammation and cell stress responses in human skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. The Journal of physiology. 2017;595(3):695-711


Roberts LA, Raastad T, Markworth JF, et al. Post-exercise cold water immersion attenuates acute anabolic signalling and long-term adaptations in muscle to strength training. The Journal of physiology. 2015;593(18):4285-4301


Singh DP, Barani Lonbani Z, Woodruff MA, Parker TJ, Steck R, Peake JM. Effects of Topical Icing on Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Revascularization, and Myofiber Regeneration in Skeletal Muscle Following Contusion Injury. Frontiers in physiology. 2017;8:93


Takagi R, Fujita N, Arakawa T, Kawada S, Ishii N, Miki A. Influence of icing on muscle regeneration after crush injury to skeletal muscles in rats. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md : 1985). 2011;110(2):382-388


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