INTRODUÇÃO: A crioterapia é indicada para diminuir o desconforto durante as sessões de alongamento e proporcionar melhores resultados no ganho de extensibilidade. OBJETIVO: O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o ganho de extensibilidade dos músculos isquiotibiais, comparando o alongamento estático com o alongamento estático associado à crioterapia. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Participaram 20 indivíduos, com idade entre 18 e 25 anos, divididos igualmente em dois grupos, os quais realizaram alongamento e alongamento associado à crioterapia. Foram utilizadas bolsas de gelo, na região posterior da coxa, durante 15 minutos. Em seguida, foi realizada a aplicação do alongamento estático de isquiotibiais, em duas séries, de 30 segundos cada. RESULTADOS: Foram encontradas diferenças significativas na extensibilidade dos músculos isquiotibiais em ambos os grupos, porém não houve diferenças significativas na extensibilidade dos músculos isquiotibiais quando comparado o alongamento estático com o alongamento estático associado à crioterapia. CONCLUSÃO: Houve aumento imediato da extensibilidade dos músculos isquiotibiais. Porém, o uso de crioterapia não se mostrou eficaz para o ganho de extensibilidade.
Introduction: Cryotherapy is any form of therapeutic application of cold which decreases the temperature of tissues. Objective: To compare the variations in surface temperature of the quadriceps muscle at three different times when exposed to two forms of cryotherapy: ice bags or bags containing a mixture of ice and water. Material and Methods: The study involved 18 subjects, aged between 18 and 25 years, of both sexes. In each volunteer, ice cryotherapy on the left thigh and a mixture of ice and water on the right thigh was simultaneously applied for 15 minutes to the quadriceps femoris region. The temperature was measured by a thermograph and the following moments were recorded: before cryotherapy, immediately and 5 and 30 minutes after removal of the modality of cryotherapy. Results: Both cryotherapy methods were effective to decrease the temperature of the quadriceps and the mixture of ice and water was able to induce a lower temperature compared to the modality which used ice only. The cooling for both modalities lasted for at least 15 minutes after the removal of ice and surface temperature had been restored at pre application 30 minutes after removal. Conclusion: Both methods promoted a reduction in temperature that lasted at least 15 minutes, and 30 minutes after the with drawal the temperature was reestablished to normal levels. However, the mixture of ice and water produced cooling more remarkable than the ice alone.
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