THE COMPARISON BETWEEN COLD WATER IMMERSION AND MASSAGE
Author
Cheffey, Kimberly
Date
2013Type
Dissertation
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Background- Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) will give an athlete feelings of
pain and tenderness and physiological effects of muscle stiffness, deep muscle
aching, decrease in muscular force production and range of movement. From this
there is a need for recovery strategies to alleviate DOMS, there are many
interventions suggested to treat DOMS however there is limited support in the
interventions aiding recovery and enhancing performance. There are very few
published articles which investigated the comparison between cold water immersion
and sports massage on the alleviation of DOMS, thus there is a lack of scientific
support.
Aim- The aim of this study was to compare the effects of cold water immersion and
sports massage on the alleviation of DOMS after eccentric exercise.
Method- Eight trained female (Mean ± SD; age 20.65 ± 1.06 years, height 167.3 ±
6.58 cm, weight 67.81 ± 6.63 kg) university level football players from Cardiff
Metropolitan University participated. Immediately after an eccentric exercise session
cold water immersion or massage was applied to the participants. Lower limbs were
submerged for eight minutes in 10-15˚C water and the massage variable was 16
minutes with 8 minutes of effleurage on both left and right quadriceps. The study had
a crossover design therefore the participants experienced both variables.
Results- Results were statistically analysed using a dependant t-test, results
indicated that there was no significant difference between cold water immersion and
sports massage on the alleviation of DOMS (p>0.05).
Conclusion- The present findings suggest that an eight minute cold water immersion
compared to a 16 minute massage have no significant difference. Further research is
required to support cold water immersion and massage physiological effects on the
alleviation of DOMS for recovery purposes.
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