Trial reportLa Tunisie medicale2021
Experience of cold-water immersion on recovery efficiency after soccer match.
Trial report in La Tunisie medicale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Efficacy of post-exercise recovery strategies for elite soccer players: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Cold-water immersion alleviates intestinal damage induced by exertional heat stroke via modulation of gut microbiota in rats.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2025Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Vibration foam Rolling and Cold Water Immersion in Amateur Basketball Players after a Simulated Load of Basketball Game.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundimmersion in cold-water is one of the most common recovery and rehabilitation techniques among athletes. However, several factors such as shocking induced by cold water can affect the effectiveness of this technique.
aimThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 4 weeks cold water habituation on the effectiveness of CWI recovery technique on muscle damage and function indices of young soccer players.
methodsTwenty young men with no previous experience of CWI participated in this study. Output power and RSADec of subjects were measured. The subjects then performed a simulated soccer test and, after collecting blood samples, were immediately immersed in 15 ° C water for 15 minutes. Twenty-four hours later blood sampling and functional tests were repeated. Subjects then were divided randomly into two groups of exercise with CWI recovery and exercise with passive recovery. After four weeks, the blood sampling and performance tests repeated like the pre-test.
resultsThe CWI had no significant effect on serum levels of AST and LDH before and after 4 weeks of CWI (P> 0.05). Also, there was no significant difference in power output and RSADec after CWI before and after cold water habituation (P> 0.05).
conclusionsIt seems that the experience of recovering by immersion in cold-water has no effect on the effectiveness of this method. Therefore, soccer coaches and athletes should think more about using this recovery method.
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