Endurance Performance is Influenced by Perceptions of Pain and Temperature: Theory, Applications and Safety Considerations

Stevens, Christopher J; Mauger, Alexis R.; Hassmén, Peter; Taylor, Lee

doi:10.1007/s40279-017-0852-6

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“…The positive findings regarding muscle cross section in menthol-group probably depends on an interaction of our punctually positive findings regarding pain level and comfort level and the analgesic effect of menthol 31 36…”

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“…Nevertheless, some kind of evaporative cooling is included as ethanol solutions of menthol are mostly applied 29. Furthermore, the ingestion of menthol resulted in improvements of endurance performance, which was found to be to most effective application with regard to exercise performance for athletes competing in the heat 30 31. Up to now there has been little research about the effectiveness of menthol-containing liquids compared with conventional methods such as cooling with an ice or cold pack.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of the effect of cooling strategies on recovery after surgical intervention

Engelhard

Hofer

Annaheim³

2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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IntroductionDifferent cooling strategies exist for emergency treatments immediately after sports trauma or after surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of three cooling regimen during the immediate postoperative phase as well as in the rehabilitation phase.Methods36 patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction received either no cooling (control-group, Con, N=12), were cooled with a menthol-containing cooling bandage (Mtl, N=12) or cooled with an ice containing cold pack (CP, N=12). During a 12-week physiotherapy treatment the cross section of the vastus medialis muscle was examined (day—1; 30; 60; 90) and painkiller consumption was documented.ResultsA significant reduction in the cross section area 30 days after surgery was observed in CP and Con (Mtl: −3.2±1.7%, p=0.14, CP: −8.8±4.3%, p<0.01, Con: −7.2±8.1%, p<0.05). After 90 days of therapy, a significant increase in muscle cross section area was observed in Mtl (Mtl: 4.6%±6.1%, p<0.05, CP: 1.9%± 8.1%, p=0.29, Con: 3.3%±9.4%, p=0.31). The absolute painkiller consumption was lower for Mtl (25.5±3.7 tablets) than for CP (39.5±6.9 tablets) or Con (34.8±4.2 tablets).ConclusionWe observed a beneficial effect of cooling by a menthol-containing bandage during the rehabilitation phase. Reduction of muscle cross section within 30 days after surgery was prevented which highly contributed to rehabilitation success after 90 days of therapy. Painkiller consumption was reduced with Mtl.

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Evaluation of the effect of cooling strategies on recovery after surgical intervention

Engelhard

Hofer

Annaheim³

2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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“…It is also worthy to note that this strategy was more effective in alleviating perceptual thermal strain not only during the passive heating but also during exercise. Perceptual adaptations during exercise under heat stress are particularly important because those changes can relieve premature fatigue and exert positive influences on endurance performance [25][26][27]. In addition, heart rate for HA EXE+SUIT was reduced after HA training primarily during exercise, while heart rate for HA EXE decreased mainly during the recovery.…”

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Adaptive changes in physiological and perceptual responses during 10-day heat acclimation training using a water-perfused suit

Seol

Kang

et al. 2020

J Physiol Anthropol

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Background: While active heat acclimation strategies have been robustly explored, not many studies highlighted passive heat acclimation strategies. Particularly, little evidence demonstrated advantages of utilizing a waterperfused suit as a passive heating strategy. This study aimed to explore heat adaptive changes in physiological and perceptual responses during 10-day heat acclimation training using a water-perfused suit. Methods: Nineteen young males were divided into three experimental groups: exercise condition (N = 6, HA EXE , 1h exercise at 6 km h −1 followed by 1-h rest in a sitting position), exercise and passive heating condition (N = 6, HA EXE+SUIT , 1-h exercise at 6 km h −1 followed 1-h passive heating in a sitting position), and passive heating condition (N = 7, HA SUIT , 2-h passive heating in a sitting position). All heating programs were conducted for 10 consecutive days in a climatic chamber maintained at 33°C with 60% relative humidity. The passive heating was conducted using a newly developed water-perfused suit with 44°C water. Results: Greater whole-body sweat rate and alleviated perceptual strain were found in HA SUIT and HA EXE+SUIT after 5 and/or 10 days (P < 0.05) but not in the exercise-only condition (HA EXE). Lower rectal temperature and heart rate were found in all conditions after the training (P < 0.05). Heat adaptive changes appeared earlier in HA SUIT except for sweat responses. Conclusions: For heat acclimation in hot humid environments, passive and post-exercise heat acclimation training using the suit (water inflow temperature 44°C) were more effective than the mild exercise (1-h walking at 6 km h −1). This form of passive heating (HA SUIT) may be an especially effective strategy for the elderly and the disabled who are not able to exercise in hot environments.

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“…Another reason is also, that endurance training recognizes the input from the brain, including an ability to cope with various non-pleasurable perceptions during exercise, such as pain and temperature. Exercise training can reduce perceptions of pain and temperature over time, 26 so the participants could feel more relaxed in every-day situations.…”

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The effect of active occupational stress management on psychosocial and physiological wellbeing: a pilot study

Jukić

Ihan²,

Strojnik

et al. 2020

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Background: The aim of the study was to address the working population with an occupational stress prevention program using mHealth solution and encourage them for healthy lifestyle choices.Methods: Sixteen participants were randomized from the corporate setting. A 24alife app with a good compliance program was selected. Test battery has been designed to test the physical readiness, psychological evaluation and biological blood markers for stress. Participants were followed up after 30, 60 and 90 days, respectively, within the intervention period. Weight of participants was tracked three times per month. Univariate analysis compared the continuous variables by One-Way Repeated-Measures ANOVA test when the data were normally distributed, or Wilcoxon rank sum test for abnormal distribution of variables.Results: Participants used the app with a compliance rate of 94.1%. The psychological evaluation revealed higher motivation for work, lower burnout scores and participants gave subjective responses of better general wellbeing. Some of the participants lost up to four kg of body mass. Physical readiness has also improved.Conclusions: Results of mHealth projects on corporate could include primary health care institutions and health ministry to extend the existing system to patients’ pockets where they can monitor their disease and increase the ability of self-care.

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Endurance Performance is Influenced by Perceptions of Pain and Temperature: Theory, Applications and Safety Considerations

Cited by 81 publications

References 116 publications

Evaluation of the effect of cooling strategies on recovery after surgical intervention

Evaluation of the effect of cooling strategies on recovery after surgical intervention

Adaptive changes in physiological and perceptual responses during 10-day heat acclimation training using a water-perfused suit

The effect of active occupational stress management on psychosocial and physiological wellbeing: a pilot study

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