Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise
PURPOSE The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effects of local cold and heat stimuli on cutaneous thermal sensitivity and inter-threshold zone at rest and during exercise. METHODS Cutaneous warm and cold thresholds were measured on two body regions (forehead and hand) in three t...
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| description | PURPOSE The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effects of local cold and heat stimuli on cutaneous thermal sensitivity and inter-threshold zone at rest and during exercise. METHODS Cutaneous warm and cold thresholds were measured on two body regions (forehead and hand) in three types of local thermal stress environments (neutral, heat, cold) using a method of limit in sixteen young, healthy male subjects (25.44±2.28 years) at rest and during exercise. RESULTS The results showed that the thermal inter-threshold zone was wider on the hand than on the forehead under thermal stress conditions at rest and during exercise. The thermal inter-threshold zone on both body regions widened with exercise (p<.05). Exercise significantly blunted both the warm and cold sensitivity in the forehead (p<.05), but only cold sensitivity in the hand (p<.05). Moreover, the thermal inter-threshold zone on both the forehead and hand became significantly wider when heat or cold stress was applied to the local body region (p<.001). In the forehead, warm and cold sensitivity were significantly blunted in both heat and cold stress environments (p<.05), whereas in the hard they were significantly blunted only in the heat stress environment (p<.01). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the present study showed that the forehead is more sensitive to both warm and cold stimuli than the hand, regardless of thermal stress or exercise. Furthermore, the thermal inter-threshold zone on both the forehead and the hand widened with exercise and local thermal stimuli. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2573475e753d428e84967518f88020942022-12-21T19:21:07ZkorThe Korean Society of Exercise Physiology운동과학1226-17262384-05442021-11-0130445346110.15857/ksep.2021.00423936Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During ExerciseDae-Hwan Kim0Jean-Hee Han1Min-Hyeok Jang2Jung-Hyun Kim3Department of Physical Education, General Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University, Yongin, KoreaDepartment of Sports Medicine & Science, Graduate School of Physical Education, Kyung-Hee University, Yongin, KoreaDepartment of Physical Education, General Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University, Yongin, KoreaDepartment of Sports Medicine & Science, Graduate School of Physical Education, Kyung-Hee University, Yongin, KoreaPURPOSE The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effects of local cold and heat stimuli on cutaneous thermal sensitivity and inter-threshold zone at rest and during exercise. METHODS Cutaneous warm and cold thresholds were measured on two body regions (forehead and hand) in three types of local thermal stress environments (neutral, heat, cold) using a method of limit in sixteen young, healthy male subjects (25.44±2.28 years) at rest and during exercise. RESULTS The results showed that the thermal inter-threshold zone was wider on the hand than on the forehead under thermal stress conditions at rest and during exercise. The thermal inter-threshold zone on both body regions widened with exercise (p<.05). Exercise significantly blunted both the warm and cold sensitivity in the forehead (p<.05), but only cold sensitivity in the hand (p<.05). Moreover, the thermal inter-threshold zone on both the forehead and hand became significantly wider when heat or cold stress was applied to the local body region (p<.001). In the forehead, warm and cold sensitivity were significantly blunted in both heat and cold stress environments (p<.05), whereas in the hard they were significantly blunted only in the heat stress environment (p<.01). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the present study showed that the forehead is more sensitive to both warm and cold stimuli than the hand, regardless of thermal stress or exercise. Furthermore, the thermal inter-threshold zone on both the forehead and the hand widened with exercise and local thermal stimuli.http://www.ksep-es.org/upload/pdf/ksep-2021-00423.pdfthermal sensitivityinter-threshold zonethermoceptionlocal thermal stressexercise analgesia |
| spellingShingle | Dae-Hwan Kim Jean-Hee Han Min-Hyeok Jang Jung-Hyun Kim Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise 운동과학 thermal sensitivity inter-threshold zone thermoception local thermal stress exercise analgesia |
| title | Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise |
| title_full | Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise |
| title_short | Effects of Local Cold and Heat Stimuli on Cutaneous Thermal Sensitivity and Inter-Threshold Zone at Rest and During Exercise |
| title_sort | effects of local cold and heat stimuli on cutaneous thermal sensitivity and inter threshold zone at rest and during exercise |
| topic | thermal sensitivity inter-threshold zone thermoception local thermal stress exercise analgesia |
| url | http://www.ksep-es.org/upload/pdf/ksep-2021-00423.pdf |
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