ReviewFrontiers in sports and active living2021
Cryostimulation for Post-exercise Recovery in Athletes: A Consensus and Position Paper.
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- The effectiveness of cryostimulation exposure on sleep and recovery in male athletes: Timing considerations.European journal of sport science · 2024Trial
- Targeted cryostimulation of myofascial trigger points modulates exercise-induced physiological tremor in adolescent swimmers: a randomized counterbalanced crossover trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Cold as a therapeutic frontier: place of whole-body cryotherapy in modern medicine.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Review
- Whole-Body Cryotherapy at -90 °C for 9 Weeks: Effects on Immune Function, Stress, and Immune-Related and Vascular Blood Parameters in Healthy Adults-Results of an Exploratory One-Armed Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of repeated cryostimulation exposures on sleep quality in swimmers during an intense training period.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Effects of Partial-Body Cryotherapy on Athletic Performance and Sleep Quality in Division I Collegiate Basketball Athletes.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Contraindications to Whole-Body Cryostimulation (WBC). A position paper from the WBC Working Group of the International Institute of Refrigeration and the multidisciplinary expert panel.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Review
- Whole-body cryostimulation exposures effectively alleviates menstrual-related pain and associated sleep disturbances in young women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Lower limb acute onset muscle pain: what do we have to look for? A case of isolated rupture of the rectus femoris.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- Tackling Kinesiophobia in Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Case Report on the Combined Effect of Pain Education and Whole-Body Cryostimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Whole Body Cryostimulation: A New Adjuvant Treatment in Central Sensitization Syndromes? An Expert Opinion.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of whole-body cryotherapy on recovery after high-intensity training in elite rowers.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Pre-exercise cryotherapy reduces myoglobin and creatine kinase levels after eccentric muscle stress in young women.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Advance in the mechanism and clinical research of myalgia in long COVID.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2024Review
- Determination of the Effects of a Series of Ten Whole-Body Cryostimulation Sessions on Physiological Responses to Exercise and Skin Temperature Behavior following Exercise in Elite Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Cold-water immersion and whole-body cryotherapy attenuate muscle soreness during 3 days of match-like tennis protocol.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Is Whole-Body Cryostimulation an Effective Add-On Treatment in Individuals with Fibromyalgia and Obesity? A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- WHOLE-BODY CRYOSTIMULATION: A REHABILITATION BOOSTER.Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2022Article
- Editorial: Evidence to practice: Bridging the gap in environmental challenges (cold, heat, hypoxia) in sport and exercise: Acclimatization/acclimation, training, competitions, recovery, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- The Effect of Repetitive Whole Body Cryotherapy Treatment on Adaptations to a Strength and Endurance Training Programme in Physically Active Males.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
Recovery after exercise is a crucial key in preventing muscle injuries and in speeding up the processes to return to homeostasis level. There are several ways of developing a recovery strategy with the use of different kinds of traditional and up-to-date techniques. The use of cold has traditionally been used after physical exercise for recovery purposes. In recent years, the use of whole-body cryotherapy/cryostimulation (WBC; an extreme cold stimulation lasting 1-4 min and given in a cold room at a temperature comprised from -60 to -195°C) has been tremendously increased for such purposes. However, there are controversies about the benefits that the use of this technique may provide. Therefore, the main objectives of this paper are to describe what is whole body cryotherapy/cryostimulation, review and debate the benefits that its use may provide, present practical considerations and applications, and emphasize the need of customization depending on the context, the purpose, and the subject's characteristics. This review is written by international experts from the working group on WBC from the International Institute of Refrigeration.
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