Intro Icing techniques Why do people use these icing
techniques? How does muscle recovery work?
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Thesis Although there is research done in the areas of ice
therapy, there is very little actual evidence that ice does make a
significant difference in recovery with muscle soreness after
physical activity.
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Studies 10 studies Examples: Using Recovery Modalities between
Training Sessions in Elite Athletes: Does it Help? The efficacy of
cryotherapy on recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage
The effects of multiple cold water immersions on indices of muscle
damage Cryotherapy for Treatment of Delayed Onset Muscle
Soreness
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Studies International Sportmed Journal Sports Medicine Journal
of Sports Sciences Journal of Sports Science & Medicine
International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training
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Conducting the research What sites I used: SPORTDiscus Medline
Ebsco Keywords: Ice Therapy Cryotherapy Muscle soreness Muscle
recovery Ice immersion Ice pack Ice massage
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Conducting the research All of the studies that I found had to
do with muscle soreness and muscle recovery after physical exercise
The studies were very similar, having the same type of set up
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Results Results indicated that studies were inconclusive on
whether or not ice treatments work or not with the recovery and
with muscle soreness 8 of the 10 studies stated that more research
needs to be done to conclude that ice treatments do not work
Besides the psychological effect, ice treatments still need to
undergo more study
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Conclusion From research and looking at the 10 studies, there
is no proven evidence that icing muscles using ice bath, ice
massage, or ice packs to aid in recovery and soreness actually
works. Psychologically, it may work, but it cannot be proven More
research needs to be conducted to be able to prove for sure the
effects of ice treatments
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References Ascensao, A., Leite, M., Rebelo, A. N., Magalhaes,
S., & Magalhaes, J. (2011). Effects of cold water immersion on
the recovery of physical performance and muscle damage following a
one-off soccer match. Journal Of Sports Sciences, 29(3), 217-225.
Barnett, A. (2006). Using Recovery Modalities between Training
Sessions in Elite Athletes: Does it Help?. (2006). Sports Medicine,
36(9), 781-796. Burgess, T. L., & Lambert, M. I. (2010). The
efficacy of cryotherapy on recovery following exercise-induced
muscle damage. International Sportmed Journal, 11(2), 258-277.
Goodall, S., & Howatson, G. (2008). The effects of multiple
cold water immersions on indices of muscle damage. Journal Of
Sports Science & Medicine, 7(2), 235-241. Howatson, G., Gaze,
K., Someren, A. (2005). The efficacy of ice massage in the
treatment of exercise-induced muscle damage. Scandinavian Journal
of Medicine and Science In Sports, 15: 416-422.
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