ArticleJournal of physiological anthropology2022
Relationship between body composition indices and changes in body temperature due to hot pack use.
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- Cervicothoracic junction mobilization versus autogenic muscle energy technique for chronic mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Trial
- Effect of heated mittens on physical hand function in people with hand osteoarthritis: randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Trial
- Predictive model for abdominal liposuction volume in patients with obesity using machine learning in a longitudinal multi-center study in Korea.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHot pack application is used to reduce pain and muscle stiffness at the treated site. However, the effects of hot pack application on the whole body have not been clarified. We investigated the relationship between body composition indices and the hot pack-induced increase in body temperature.
methodsWe recruited 17 healthy men (age, 22.0 ± 3.3 years) who participated in the study on five different days and applied "dry" hot packs at four different sites (the most frequently used sites): right shoulder, lower back, both popliteal areas, and lower back plus popliteal areas. The study protocol involved the measurement of body composition followed by 10 min of bed rest, 15 min of warming with a hot pack, and 20 min of subsequent rest. Heart rate and body temperature were measured continuously, and blood pressure was recorded at 5-min intervals. Body temperature was measured at the right upper arm, precordium, abdomen, lumbus, right hallux, right femur, and right auditory canal.
resultsSkin temperature increased significantly at and near the hot pack application site, but this finding showed no relationship with body composition indices. The warmability distal to the application site was negatively correlated with the body water content index. The auditory canal temperature did not change in any of the sessions.
conclusionsHot pack usage alone did not increase the deep-body temperature and only increased the temperature around the application area. Moreover, higher body water content may allow for easier dissipation of heat from the peripheral extremities.
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