Whole-body cryotherapy in orthopaedics: current concepts

Jeyaraman, Madhan; Migliorini, Filippo; Balaji, Sangeetha; Ramasubramanian, Swaminathan; Jayakumar, Tarun; Jeyaraman, Naveen

doi:10.1007/s00590-024-03945-3

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“…Whole-body cryostimulation (WBC), medically denominated as whole-body cryotherapy, encompasses succinct exposures (not exceeding 3 min) to frigid ambient conditions, with temperature parameters setting between −100°C and −160°C. As the research review shows, these safe, rarely causing side effects cold-temperature treatments ( Legrand et al, 2023 ), are deployed in order preventative health, therapeutic regimens as well as regeneration and sport medicine ( Lombardi et al, 2017 ; Patel et al, 2019 ; Bouzigon et al, 2021 ; Garcia et al, 2021 ; Kujawski et al, 2021 ; Fontana et al, 2022 ; Dziedzic et al, 2024 ; Jeyaraman et al, 2024 ).…”

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Pre-exercise cryotherapy reduces myoglobin and creatine kinase levels after eccentric muscle stress in young women

Kusmierczyk,

Wiecek,

Bawelski

et al. 2024

Front. Physiol.

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-exercise whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) on muscle damage indicators following eccentric treadmill exercise in young women.Methods: Twenty-seven participants underwent two 1-h downhill treadmill runs, replicating 60% of their maximal oxygen uptake, with a 4-week intermission for recovery and treatment application. In this intermission, one group underwent 20 sessions of WBC, delivered five times a week at −120°C for 3 min each, while the comparison group received no such treatment. Markers of muscle injury—serum myoglobin concentration, creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase activity and also uric acid, and cell-free DNA concentration—were measured before and after downhill runs.Results: The study observed a notable reduction in post-exercise myoglobin and CK levels in the WBC group after the second running session.Discussion: The results suggest that WBC can have a protective effects against muscle damage resulting from eccentric exercise.

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