SynthesisJournal of athletic training
Cryotherapy and joint position sense in healthy participants: a systematic review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.
- Should athletes return to sport after applying ice? A systematic review of the effect of local cooling on functional performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2012Pooled it
- A systematic review of the biomarker S100B: implications for sport-related concussion management.Journal of athletic trainingPooled it
- Effect of quadriceps and hamstrings muscle cooling on standing balance in healthy young men.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2017Trial
- Muscle Reaction Time During a Simulated Lateral Ankle Sprain After Wet-Ice Application or Cold-Water Immersion.Journal of athletic training · 2015Trial
- Skin Cooling and Force Replication at the Ankle in Healthy Individuals: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of athletic training · 2015Trial
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- Topical menthol, ice, peripheral blood flow, and perceived discomfort.Journal of athletic trainingTrial
- Quadriceps muscle function after rehabilitation with cryotherapy in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of athletic trainingTrial
- Cervical spinal cord stimulation disrupts proprioception yet improves voluntary arm reaching.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The Effect of Ice on Shoulder Proprioception in Badminton Athletes.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
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- The Thermal Effects of Water Immersion on Health Outcomes: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- THE EFFECT OF KNEE JOINT COOLING ON ISOKINETIC TORQUE PRODUCTION OF THE KNEE EXTENSORS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPLICATION.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2018Article
- A Simple Non-invasive Method for Temporary Knockdown of Upper Limb Proprioception.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2018Article
- The Effects of Cryotherapy on Knee Joint Position Sense and Force Production Sense in Healthy Individuals.Journal of human kinetics · 2018Article
- Dynamic Postural-Stability Deficits After Cryotherapy to the Ankle Joint.Journal of athletic training · 2015Article
- The effects of cryotherapy on proprioception system.BioMed research international · 2014Review
- Comparison of the effects of local cryotherapy and passive cross-body stretch on extensibility in subjects with posterior shoulder tightness.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2014Article
- Comparative immediate functional outcomes among cryotherapeutic interventions at the ankle.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2013Article
- Immediate effects of cryotherapy on static and dynamic balance.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo (1) search the English-language literature for original research addressing the effect of cryotherapy on joint position sense (JPS) and (2) make recommendations regarding how soon healthy athletes can safely return to participation after cryotherapy. DATA SOURCES: We performed an exhaustive search for original research using the AMED, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and SportDiscus databases from 1973 to 2009 to gather information on cryotherapy and JPS. Key words used were cryotherapy and proprioception, cryotherapy and joint position sense, cryotherapy, and proprioception. STUDY SELECTION: The inclusion criteria were (1) the literature was written in English, (2) participants were human, (3) an outcome measure included JPS, (4) participants were healthy, and (5) participants were tested immediately after a cryotherapy application to a joint. DATA EXTRACTION: The means and SDs of the JPS outcome measures were extracted and used to estimate the effect size (Cohen d) and associated 95% confidence intervals for comparisons of JPS before and after a cryotherapy treatment. The numbers, ages, and sexes of participants in all 7 selected studies were also extracted. DATA SYNTHESIS: The JPS was assessed in 3 joints: ankle (n = 2), knee (n = 3), and shoulder (n = 2). The average effect size for the 7 included studies was modest, with effect sizes ranging from -0.08 to 1.17, with a positive number representing an increase in JPS error. The average methodologic score of the included studies was 5.4/10 (range, 5-6) on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale.
conclusionsLimited and equivocal evidence is available to address the effect of cryotherapy on proprioception in the form of JPS. Until further evidence is provided, clinicians should be cautious when returning individuals to tasks requiring components of proprioceptive input immediately after a cryotherapy treatment.
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