The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker
Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT) on serum interleukin 6 and prostaglandin 2 levels in self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness of elite race walkers over a 15-day high-intensity training period. Methods: Thirty...
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| description | Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT) on serum interleukin 6 and prostaglandin 2 levels in self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness of elite race walkers over a 15-day high-intensity training period. Methods: Thirty elite male race walkers were randomly divided into three groups: control group (C, n = 10), cold-water immersion (CWI, n = 10) group, contrast water therapy (CWT, n = 10) group. After daily training, elite race walkers were exposed to either CWI (10 minutes at 10 °C) or CWT (4 cycles of 2.5 minutes, alternately at 12 °C and 38 °C). Elite race walkers in the control group only performed simple stretching without any additional treatment. The serum interleukin 6, prostaglandin 2, self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness were tested at 6 training points at baseline (B), light load-1 (L1), heavy load-1 (H1), medium load (M), heavy load-2 (H2), light load-2 (L2), respectively. Results: When compared with the CWT group, the interleukin 6 level, prostaglandin 2 level, self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness of the C group were not significantly different. When compared with the CWT group, the interleukin 6 level in the CWI group was significantly lower at the time point of L1 and H2. Similarly, CWI significantly reduced the prostaglandin 2 levels at M and L2, except for H2. Self-perceived exertion and muscle soreness were not significantly different in both groups. Conclusions: The results from this study demonstrate that CWI may be more effective than CWT for reducing inflammatory markers at certain points in a training cycle, but it does appear that this effect can be induced in a predictable fashion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ae54c8bf01046e1b96b93f3745dfab02024-02-03T10:53:14ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592022-03-0118306410.31083/j.jomh1803064S1875-6867(22)00296-2The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walkerCheng Guo0Yongzhao Fan1Xiaoyang Kong2Chenyan Zhao3Graduate Student Department, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, 100191 Beijing, ChinaGraduate Student Department, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, 100191 Beijing, ChinaPeople's Sports Publishing House, 100191 Beijing, ChinaLiaoning Sports Development Center, 110180 Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaBackground: This study aimed to investigate the effects of cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT) on serum interleukin 6 and prostaglandin 2 levels in self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness of elite race walkers over a 15-day high-intensity training period. Methods: Thirty elite male race walkers were randomly divided into three groups: control group (C, n = 10), cold-water immersion (CWI, n = 10) group, contrast water therapy (CWT, n = 10) group. After daily training, elite race walkers were exposed to either CWI (10 minutes at 10 °C) or CWT (4 cycles of 2.5 minutes, alternately at 12 °C and 38 °C). Elite race walkers in the control group only performed simple stretching without any additional treatment. The serum interleukin 6, prostaglandin 2, self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness were tested at 6 training points at baseline (B), light load-1 (L1), heavy load-1 (H1), medium load (M), heavy load-2 (H2), light load-2 (L2), respectively. Results: When compared with the CWT group, the interleukin 6 level, prostaglandin 2 level, self-perceived exertion, and muscle soreness of the C group were not significantly different. When compared with the CWT group, the interleukin 6 level in the CWI group was significantly lower at the time point of L1 and H2. Similarly, CWI significantly reduced the prostaglandin 2 levels at M and L2, except for H2. Self-perceived exertion and muscle soreness were not significantly different in both groups. Conclusions: The results from this study demonstrate that CWI may be more effective than CWT for reducing inflammatory markers at certain points in a training cycle, but it does appear that this effect can be induced in a predictable fashion.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JOMH/18/3/10.31083/j.jomh1803064water immersioninterleukin 6prostaglandin 2elite race walker |
| spellingShingle | Cheng Guo Yongzhao Fan Xiaoyang Kong Chenyan Zhao The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker Journal of Men's Health water immersion interleukin 6 prostaglandin 2 elite race walker |
| title | The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker |
| title_full | The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker |
| title_fullStr | The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker |
| title_short | The effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker |
| title_sort | effect of different water immersion strategies on delayed onset muscle soreness and inflammation in elite race walker |
| topic | water immersion interleukin 6 prostaglandin 2 elite race walker |
| url | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JOMH/18/3/10.31083/j.jomh1803064 |
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