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SynthesisPloS one2013

Contrast water therapy and exercise induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

François Bieuzen, Chris M Bleakley, Joseph Thomas Costello

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05328830 (Comparison of the Effects of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Foam Roller on Delayed Muscle Pain.), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05328830 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of the Effects of Instrumental Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Foam Roller on Delayed Muscle Pain.

TypeinterventionalSponsorEastern Mediterranean UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled42ConditionsPerformanceArmsInstrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, Foam Roller
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

François BieuzenLaboratory of Sport, Expertise and Performance, Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance (INSEP), Paris, France. francois.bieuzen@insep.fr
Chris M Bleakley
Joseph Thomas Costello
Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance · FRSport Ireland · IEUniversity of Limerick · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effect of Contrast Water Therapy (CWT) on recovery following exercise induced muscle damage. Controlled trials were identified from computerized literature searching and citation tracking performed up to February 2013. Eighteen trials met the inclusion criteria; all had a high risk of bias. Pooled data from 13 studies showed that CWT resulted in significantly greater improvements in muscle soreness at the five follow-up time points (<6, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours) in comparison to passive recovery. Pooled data also showed that CWT significantly reduced muscle strength loss at each follow-up time (<6, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours) in comparison to passive recovery. Despite comparing CWT to a large number of other recovery interventions, including cold water immersion, warm water immersion, compression, active recovery and stretching, there was little evidence for a superior treatment intervention. The current evidence base shows that CWT is superior to using passive recovery or rest after exercise; the magnitudes of these effects may be most relevant to an elite sporting population. There seems to be little difference in recovery outcome between CWT and other popular recovery interventions.

Indexed as

ExerciseHydrotherapyAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalMuscular DiseasesTemperatureTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID23626806
PMCPMC3633882
OpenAlexW2048695979

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