Cold water immersion after exercise: recent data and perspectives on “kaumatherapy”

Méline, Thibaut; Watier, Timothée; Sanchez, Anthony M. J.

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“… 9 , 46 The discrepancy may be explained by the fact that CWI may increase skeletal muscle protein catabolism and reduce anabolism through an inhibition of protein signaling pathways, ribosomal biogenesis and satellite cells activation. 9 , 10 , 46 Even if we didn’t investigate cellular mechanisms underlying training adaptation in the present study, it was suggested that heat exposure significantly enhances the activity of kinases involved in protein synthesis and could enhance the training effects on muscle growth. 18 , 19 , 20 However, no significant effect of HWB was found on body composition and predicted thigh CSA.…”

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“…Indeed, emphasis is often placed on acute effects of recovery on acute symptoms of exercise-mediated muscle damage but chronic adaptations may be affected by recovery choices. 7 Inappropriate recovery techniques can blunt chronic adaptations or lead to maladaptation, 8 , 9 , 10 hence the need to match recovery mechanisms with the nature of training stimuli and to take into account individuals. 7 These issues are critical to favor performance improvements and to avoid adverse outcomes.…”

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“…Cold water immersion (CWI) has been the most investigated in the past few years but it may blunt adaptive responses to resistance exercise, 9 , 11 resulting in lower gains in muscle isometric strength and mass during long-term resistance training. 9 In contrast to cold treatments, heat therapies (or ‘kaumatherapy’ 10 ), are increasingly examined. These methods refer to sauna bathing, heat water bathing immersion (HWB), microwave diathermy, heat/steam sheets, or heated environmental chamber, 12 and are commonly used as relaxation modalities for athletes.…”

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Influence of post-exercise hot-water therapy on adaptations to training over 4 weeks in elite short-track speed skaters

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Antonietti

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Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular hot water bathing (HWB), undertaken 10 min after the last training session of the day, on chronic adaptations to training in elite athletes. Six short-track (ST) speed skaters completed four weeks of post-training HWB and four weeks of post-training passive recovery (PR) according to a randomized cross-over study. During HWB, participants sat in a jacuzzi (40 °C; 20 min). According to linear mixed models, maximal isometric strength of knee extensor muscles was significantly increased for training with HWB (p < 0.0001; d = 0.41) and a tendency (p = 0.0529) was observed concerning . No significant effect of training with PR or HWB was observed for several variables (p > 0.05), including aerobic peak power output, the decline rate of jump height during 1 min-continuous maximal countermovement jumps (i.e. anaerobic capacity index), and the force-velocity relationship. Regarding specific tasks on ice, a small effect of training was found on both half-lap time and total time during a 1.5-lap all-out exercise (p = 0.0487; d = 0.23 and p = 0.0332; d = 0.21, respectively) but no additional effect of HWB was observed. In summary, the regular HWB protocol used in this study can induce additional effects on maximal isometric strength without compromising aerobic and anaerobic adaptations or field performance in these athletes.

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Influence of post-exercise hot-water therapy on adaptations to training over 4 weeks in elite short-track speed skaters

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“…Another study (Lombardi et al, 2013) demonstrated changes in the hematological profile of professional rugby players, after 5 sessions of WBC, five days in a row. However, this study did not have a control group, so it is difficult to discern whether the effects were due to cryotherapy or the cumulative effects of training (Méline et al, 2017).…”

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“…Since the 1700s, cold therapy (from the Greek 'cryo' = cold) has been used to improve health and recovery, to slow cell aging, to promote weight loss, and alleviate muscle spasms -subjects soaked in ice baths or in cold tubs (Méline et al, 2017).…”

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Effects of thermal interventions on skeletal muscle adaptations and regeneration: perspectives on epigenetics: a narrative review

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Solsona,

Dablainville

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Eur J Appl Physiol

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Recovery methods, such as thermal interventions, have been developed to promote optimal recovery and maximize long-term training adaptations. However, the beneficial effects of these recovery strategies remain a source of controversy. This narrative review aims to provide a detailed understanding of how cold and heat interventions impact long-term training adaptations. Emphasis is placed on skeletal muscle adaptations, particularly the involvement of signaling pathways regulating protein turnover, ribosome and mitochondrial biogenesis, as well as the critical role of satellite cells in promoting myofiber regeneration following atrophy. The current literature suggests that cold interventions can blunt molecular adaptations (e.g., protein synthesis and satellite cell activation) and oxi-inflammatory responses after resistance exercise, resulting in diminished exercise-induced hypertrophy and lower gains in isometric strength during training protocols. Conversely, heat interventions appear promising for mitigating skeletal muscle degradation during immobilization and atrophy. Indeed, heat treatments (e.g., passive interventions such as sauna-bathing or diathermy) can enhance protein turnover and improve the maintenance of muscle mass in atrophic conditions, although their effects on uninjured skeletal muscles in both humans and rodents remain controversial. Nonetheless, heat treatment may serve as an important tool for attenuating atrophy and preserving mitochondrial function in immobilized or injured athletes. Finally, the potential interplay between exercise, thermal interventions and epigenetics is discussed. Future studies must be encouraged to clarify how repeated thermal interventions (heat and cold) affect long-term exercise training adaptations and to determine the optimal modalities (i.e., method of application, temperature, duration, relative humidity, and timing).

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Cold water immersion after exercise: recent data and perspectives on “kaumatherapy”

Cited by 8 publications

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Influence of post-exercise hot-water therapy on adaptations to training over 4 weeks in elite short-track speed skaters

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Effects of thermal interventions on skeletal muscle adaptations and regeneration: perspectives on epigenetics: a narrative review

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