Can exercise-induced muscle damage be related to changes in skin temperature?

Silva, Willian da; Machado, Álvaro; Souza, Mauren Assis; Kunzler, Marcos Roberto; Priego-Quesada, José Ignacio; Carpes, Felipe P.

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“…Their findings point out that thermography can be appointed together with CK. However, Da Silva et al [39] correlated CK and thermographic images, and it was observed that there was no correlation between the two variables after a muscle injury induction protocol, so it can be said that in a real situation-matches and training diaries-like the one investigated in our study, and laboratory situations, it is not possible to see a correlation between biomarkers of muscle damage with the increase in skin temperature.…”

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“…It is known that the peak of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), as well as the increase in creatine kinase, are between 48 and 72 hours after physical activity [28,40]. Studies in the literature use the 48-hour window [18,39] after a physical effort to apply IRT, following the same window of CK responses and DOMS. Nevertheless, as mentioned before, it was not possible to observe a correlation among these variables in this window between physical effort and evaluation.…”

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Correlation between skin temperature in the lower limbs and biochemical marker, performance data, and clinical recovery scales

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between tools commonly used in the detection of physiological changes, such as clinical complaints, a biochemical marker of muscle injury, and performance data during official matches, with infrared thermography, which has been commonly used in the possible tracking of musculoskeletal injuries in athletes. Twenty-two athletes from a professional soccer club (age 27.7 ± 3.93 years; BMI 24.35 ± 1.80 kg/cm2) were followed during the season of a national championship, totaling 19 matches with an interval of 7 days between matches. At each match, the athletes used a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to collect performance data. Forty-eight hours after each match, every athlete’s perception of recovery, fatigue, and pain was documented. Blood was collected for creatine kinase (CK) analysis, and infrared thermography was applied. Only athletes who presented pain above 4 in either limb were included for thermographic analysis. Each thermographic image was divided into 14 regions of interest. For statistical analysis, we included only the images that showed differences ≥ 1° C. Data normality was verified by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test with Dallal-Wilkinson-Lilliefors correction. We used the Pearson correlation coefficient to verify the correlation between infrared thermography and the biochemical marker, performance data, and clinical recovery scales. No correlation was observed between mean skin temperature and blood CK levels, pain level, perception of recovery, and fatigue perception (r <0.2, p>0.05). Thus, infrared thermography did not correlate with CK level, pain, fatigue perception, or recovery, nor with performance variables within the field.

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Correlation between skin temperature in the lower limbs and biochemical marker, performance data, and clinical recovery scales

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“…We measured the temperature before, during, and 10 min after exercise. When skin temperature was measured at the same time as DOMS in a previous study, no relationship was found [ 20 ]. Our data cannot support the use of skin temperature to predict the magnitude of muscle damage resulting from exercise and causing DOMS.…”

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“…The measurement of skin temperature by infrared thermography can also provide non-invasive information about the efficiency of the thermoregulatory system in dissipating heat [ 18 ]. In a previous study, electrical manifestations of muscle fatigue (i.e., the mean and peak frequency of electromyography signals) were not considered in relation to skin temperature [ 20 ].…”

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Relationship between Skin Temperature, Electrical Manifestations of Muscle Fatigue, and Exercise-Induced Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness for Dynamic Contractions: A Preliminary Study

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Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) indicates the presence of muscle damage and impairs force production and control. Monitorization of DOMS is useful to improving recovery intervention plans. The magnitude of DOMS may relate to muscle fatigue, which can be monitored by surface electromyography (EMG). Additionally, growing interest has been expressed in determining whether the skin temperature over a muscle group during exercise to fatigue could be a non-invasive marker for DOMS. Here we determine whether skin temperature and manifestations of muscle fatigue during exercise are correlated and can predict DOMS after concentric–eccentric bicep curl exercises. We tested 10 young adults who performed concentric–eccentric bicep curl exercises to induce muscle damage in the biceps brachialis to investigate the relationship between skin temperature and fatigue during exercise and DOMS after exercise. Muscle activation and skin temperature were recorded during exercise. DOMS was evaluated 24 h after exercise. Data analysis was performed using Bayesian regression models with regularizing priors. We found significant muscle fatigue and an increase in skin temperature during exercise. DOMS was observed 24 h after exercise. The regression models showed no correlation of changes in skin temperature and muscle fatigue during exercise with DOMS 24 h after exercise. In conclusion, our preliminary results do not support a relationship between skin temperature measured during exercise and either muscle fatigue during exercise or the ability to predict DOMS 24 h after exercise.

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“…Although sCK and sLDH are considered good indicators of muscle damage [ 11 ], other indirect tools have been used to decrease the invasive procedure during blood collection, such as using visual analog scales to measure DOMS [ 12 ]. Although the monitorization of baseline skin temperature (Tsk) using infrared thermography (IRT) was another methodology proposed, the results of the different investigations are contradictory [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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Relationship between Skin Temperature Variation and Muscle Damage Markers after a Marathon Performed in a Hot Environmental Condition

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Gutiérrez-Vargas

Sánchez-Ureña

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This study aimed to assess the effect of a marathon running at a hot environmental temperature on the baseline skin temperature (Tsk) of the posterior day and to analyze the relationship between Tsk response and muscle damage markers variation. The Tsk, creatine kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase of 16 marathon runners were assessed four times before (15 days and 45 min) and after (24 h and 6 days) a marathon in a hot environment (thermal stress index = 28.3 ± 3.3 °C and humidity ~81%). The Tsk of thirteen different body regions of both right and left lower limbs were analyzed. Higher values after the marathon were observed than 45 min before in creatine kinase (174.3 ± 136.4 UI/L < 1159.7 ± 699.7 UI/L, p < 0.01 and large effect size) and lactate dehydrogenase (362.6 ± 99.9 UI/L < 438 ± 115.5 UI/L, p = 0.02 and moderate effect size). Generally, Tsk was higher the day after the marathon than at the other three moments (e.g., rectus femoris region, 6 days before vs. the day after, 95% confidence interval of the difference (0.3, 1.6 °C), p = 0.04 and large effect size). No relationship or correlation was observed between the variation of Tsk and muscle damage markers (p > 0.05). In conclusion, performing a marathon in a hot environmental condition results in a higher Tsk the day after the marathon. This increase in Tsk could be because of the heat generated by the marathon and its subsequent physiological processes (e.g., increase in endothelial nitric oxide, glycogen resynthesis, or increase of systemic hormones), which would be reflected in the Tsk due to the peripheral vasodilation promoted by the hot environment. However, among these processes, muscle damage does not seem to be of great importance due to the lack of an observed relationship between Tsk and muscle damage markers.

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Can exercise-induced muscle damage be related to changes in skin temperature?

Cited by 23 publications

References 26 publications

Correlation between skin temperature in the lower limbs and biochemical marker, performance data, and clinical recovery scales

Correlation between skin temperature in the lower limbs and biochemical marker, performance data, and clinical recovery scales

Relationship between Skin Temperature, Electrical Manifestations of Muscle Fatigue, and Exercise-Induced Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness for Dynamic Contractions: A Preliminary Study

Relationship between Skin Temperature Variation and Muscle Damage Markers after a Marathon Performed in a Hot Environmental Condition

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