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ABSTRACT: Background
There are extensive studies focusing on non-invasive modalities to recover physiological systems after exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) and Partial-body cryotherapy (PBC) have been recommended for recovery after EIMD. However, to date, no systematic reviews have been performed to compare their effects on muscle performance and muscle recovery markers.Methods
This systematic review with metanalysis compared the effects of WBC and PBC on muscle performance, muscle soreness (DOMS), and markers of muscular damage following EIMD. We used Pubmed, Embase, PEDro, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials as data sources. Two independent reviewers verified the methodological quality of the studies. The studies were selected if they used WBC and PBC modalities as treatment and included muscle performance and muscle soreness (DOMS) as the primary outcomes. Secondary outcomes were creatine kinase and heart rate variability.Results
Six studies with a pooled sample of 120 patients were included. The methodological quality of the studies was moderate, with an average of 4.3 on a 0-10 scale (PEDro).Results
Both cryotherapy modalities induce similar effects without difference between them.Conclusion
WBC and PBC modalities have similar global responses on muscle performance, soreness, and markers of muscle damage.
SUBMITTER: Azevedo KP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9369651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Azevedo Klaus Porto KP Bastos Júlia Aguillar Ivo JAI de Sousa Neto Ivo Vieira IV Pastre Carlos Marcelo CM Durigan Joao Luiz Quagliotti JLQ
Journal of clinical medicine 20220730 15
<h4>Background</h4>There are extensive studies focusing on non-invasive modalities to recover physiological systems after exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) and Partial-body cryotherapy (PBC) have been recommended for recovery after EIMD. However, to date, no systematic reviews have been performed to compare their effects on muscle performance and muscle recovery markers.<h4>Methods</h4>This systematic review with metanalysis compared the effects of WBC and PBC o ...[more]