Cold Water Immersion vs. Warm Water Immersion On Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness

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Title

Cold Water Immersion vs. Warm Water Immersion On Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness

Description

Muscular injuries are common when performing eccentric exercise. This contraction causes micro-damage to muscles, producing pain associated with delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). The purpose of this study is to determine which prevention method (warm immersion prior or cold immersion post) provides the greatest relief of DOMS-induced pain and loss of strength. Thirty out-of-season Keene State College athletes, ages 17-24 years, will be recruited as participants. Participants will be randomized to two treatment groups: warm immersion prior exercise or cold immersion post. Slow lowering of a dumbbell (eccentric exercise) will be performed with their non-dominant wrist extensors. Pain (visual analog scale) and grip strength (dynamometer) will be recorded at baseline, post-treatment, 24 hours post, and 48 hours post. A RMANOVA will be used to compare groups; significant results will be followed by t-tests. It is hypothesized that heat before exercise will have a greater reduction in DOMS due to changes in muscle extensibility and elasticity.

Melanie Adams

Wanda Swiger

Contributor

Keene State College

Creator

Makayla Clarke

Nicole Gindraux

Date

2015-04-11

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12088/7566

Language

en_US

Subject

Education

Sports Sciences

Type

Presentation

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AEC 2015 Professional

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