Effects of Ice Massage on Pressure Pain Thresholds and Electromyography Activity Postexercise: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Study

Anaya-Terroba, Laura; Arroyo-Morales, Manuel; Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas, César; Díaz‐Rodríguez, Lourdes; Cleland, Joshua A.

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.01.015

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“…Three of the seven studies with level 1 and 2 evidence assessed the efficacy of conventional ice CT on recovery in 93 subjects with a mean age of 22.9 years (table 1). [35][36][37][38][39][40][41] All of these studies investigated the immediate effect icing had on biomarkers, soreness, or athletic performance. The duration of icing application among these studies ranged from 3 to 30 min.…”

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Cryotherapy duration is critical in short-term recovery of athletes: a systematic review

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ImportanceCryotherapy is one of the simplest and oldest therapeutic methods used to alleviate acute soft tissue trauma and muscle soreness. However, inconsistent outcomes have been reported due to inconsistent protocols.ObjectiveTo determine if various cryotherapy methods lead to enhanced recovery in athletes and identify optimal methods and protocol for short-term recovery in athletes.Evidence reviewPubMed/MEDLINE and SPORTDiscus databases were searched from 1 April 1950 to 31 December 2018. The search algorithm used was: (Icing OR Ice Therapy OR Cryotherapy) AND (Athlete OR Sports) NOT (Case Reports). Inclusion criteria was human clinical studies with level 1–4 evidence, a cohort of at least 20 athletes, who were followed to determine the effect cryotherapy had on performance, pain and/or recovery were included. Abstracts, reviews, case reports and conference proceedings were excluded. Seven studies investigating the effect cryotherapy recovery were included. Manual extraction and compilation of demographic, methodology, functional and biochemical outcomes from the studies were completed. Non-randomised trials were assessed using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomised Studies and the randomised were assessed using Oxford quality scoring system.FindingsDecreased pain or muscle soreness was seen with cold water immersion(CWI) when compared with passive recovery. Other outcome variables assessed (biomarkers, functional tests) did not reveal consistent findings. Longer icing times (>10 min) were associated with detrimental effects in muscle power and activity.Conclusions and relevanceDuration is the critical variable in conventional cryotherapy, with prolonged icing leading to immediate detriment in muscle power and activity. Thus, we recommend using ice cryotherapy following exercise for no longer than 10 min for pure hypoalgesia. CWI had a greater benefit on recovery than passive recovery. Furthermore, CWI has a more beneficial effect on recovery in the first 24 hours following exercise versus immediately postrecovery. We recommend using a protocol to include immersion times of 11–15 min in 11°C–15°C (52°F–59°F) water.Level of evidenceLevel III.

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Section: Conventional Ice Cryotherapymentioning

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Cryotherapy duration is critical in short-term recovery of athletes: a systematic review

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“…Interestingly, the authors choose to perform MFR using an ice cube in group III, where normally MFR techniques are performed to increase soft tissue mobility, pliability, via mechanoreceptor or mechanical input. The application of cold modalities has been previously shown to have a hypoalgesic effect and increase in PPT (Anaya-Terroba et al, 2010;Howatson et al, 2005). Although the ice may have provided a hypoalgesic effect, it is also possible that the mechanical stimulus generated through the use of ice as a mechanical tool may have been diminished as a function of increased friction throughout the treatment.…”

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A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – April 2018

Dommerholt¹,

Chou

Finnegan³

et al. 2018

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

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Twenty-four basic and clinical studies and case reports are included in this quarterly review of the myofascial pain literature. The majority of publications focus on invasive techniques, especially dry needling. We hope, that this not suggest that clinicians and researchers are slowly moving away from manual trigger point (TrP) approaches. While some physiotherapists have bought into the notion that hands-on approaches are a thing of the past, since "pain is in the brain" and "the issues are not in the tissues," there is also a body of research that aims to combine so-called top-down and bottom-up therapies. Combining manual therapy and dry needling with pain neuroscience education is likely the preferred method using a multimodal approach (Puentedura and Flynn, 2016; Lluch Girbes et al., 2015).

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“…A number of physical interventions have been proposed to reduce muscle fatigue and lessen the decline in muscular performance caused by exercise, including massage (Arroyo-Morales et al, 2008 ), cooling (Anaya-Terroba et al, 2010 ; Pointon et al, 2011 ; Luomala et al, 2012 ; Eguchi et al, 2014 ; Minett et al, 2014 ), stretching (Mika et al, 2007 ; Ghasemi et al, 2013 ; Padilha et al, 2019 ), electrical stimulation (ES) (Marqueste et al, 2003 ), AR (Zarrouk et al, 2011 ; Akagi et al, 2020 ), compression (Cavanaugh et al, 2015 ; Shimokochi et al, 2017 ), and light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT) (Kelencz et al, 2010 ; Yang et al, 2012 ; Toma et al, 2018 ). These physical interventions induce different physiological mechanisms to alleviate muscle fatigue.…”

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Effects of Various Physical Interventions on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue Assessed by Electromyography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hou

Liu

Weng

et al. 2021

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Introduction: Various interventions have been applied to improve recovery from muscle fatigue based on evidence from subjective outcomes, such as perceived fatigue and soreness, which may partly contribute to conflicting results of reducing muscle fatigue. There is a need to assess the effectiveness of various intervention on reducing neuromuscular fatigue assessed by a quantitative outcome, such as electromyography (EMG). The objective of this review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of different interventions and intervention timing for reducing fatigue rates during exercise.Methods: The literature was searched from the earliest record to March 2021. Eighteen studies with a total of 87 data points involving 281 participants and seven types of interventions [i.e., active recovery (AR), compression, cooling, electrical stimulation (ES), light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT), massage, and stretching] were included in this meta-analysis.Results: The results showed that compression (SMD = 0.28; 95% CI = −0.00 to 0.56; p = 0.05; I2 = 58%) and LEDT (SMD = 0.49; 95% CI = 0.11 to 0.88; p = 0.01; I2 = 52%) have a significant recovery effect on reducing muscle fatigue. Additionally, compression, AR, and cooling have a significant effect on reducing muscle fatigue when conducted during exercise, whereas a non-effective trend when applied after exercise.Discussion: This meta-analysis suggests that compression and LEDT have a significant effect on reducing muscle fatigue. The results also suggest that there is a significant effect or an effective trend on reducing muscle fatigue when compression, AR, cooling, and ES are applied during exercise, but not after exercise.

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Effects of Ice Massage on Pressure Pain Thresholds and Electromyography Activity Postexercise: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Study

Cited by 21 publications

References 43 publications

Cryotherapy duration is critical in short-term recovery of athletes: a systematic review

Cryotherapy duration is critical in short-term recovery of athletes: a systematic review

A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – April 2018

Effects of Various Physical Interventions on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue Assessed by Electromyography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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