Examination of Intramuscular and Skin Temperature Decreases Produced by the PowerPlay Intermittent Compression Cryotherapy

Ostrowski, Jennifer; Purchio, Angelina; Beck, Maria; Leisinger, JoLynn; Tucker, Mackenzie; Hurst, Sarah

doi:10.1123/jsr.2016-0244

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“…Cryotherapy is widely used for the treatment of acute soft tissue [1] to reduced pain, slow edema formation, decreased tissue temperature and cell permeability, induced superficial vasoconstriction, and prevention of secondary hypoxic injury [2,3].…”

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"Effects of Different Cryotherapy Techniques on Skin Surface Temperature, Agility and Balance - Comparison Between Cold Water Immersion, Game Ready®, And Ice Pack: A Randomised Clinical Trial"

Macedo

2021

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Cryotherapy is widely used for the treatment of acute soft tissue lesion, however, its results are directly associated with the technique used.Approach: To establish differences between the application of cryotherapy techniques on the ankle joint.Purpose: This is a randomized clinical trial. Twenty young and physically active participants (10 men and 10 women) participated in the study. The analysis of superficial skin temperature (SST) of the anterior, lateral, and posterior regions of the ankle, agility performance, and dynamic balance after the application of cold water immersion (CWI), cryotherapy+Game Ready® compression (CGRC), or ice pack (IP) was performed. Rewarming and agility and balance performance were analyzed up to 30 minutes after interventions. Results:The CWI demonstrated lower SST (p<0.01) for all regions of the ankle; followed by the CGRC and IP. The CWI and CGRC provided better cooling up to 30 minutes (p<0.01) in the anterior region of the ankle. The CWI and CGRC groups showed greater cooling of the posterior region of the ankle up to 10 minutes (p=0.02). The CWI group performed worst in agility. No changes were observed in dynamic balance. Conclusions:The CWI and CGRC groups performed better in decreasing SST in all regions of the ankle. The CWI group demonstrated reduced agility performance. Dynamic balance was not altered. These results may contribute to the choice of the best cryotherapy technique, to be used in clinical practice as recovery after exercise or for treatment of acute injuries.

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"Effects of Different Cryotherapy Techniques on Skin Surface Temperature, Agility and Balance - Comparison Between Cold Water Immersion, Game Ready®, And Ice Pack: A Randomised Clinical Trial"

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2021

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“…Local cooling of skin induces numerous physiological responses by the reduction of skin surface and subjacent tissue temperature 4 5. This leads to a significant decline of nerve conduction velocity6 as well as to vasoconstriction7–9 decreasing tissue perfusion 10.…”

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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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Posttraumatic Lower Limb Edema

Singh

2022

Approach to Lower Limb Oedema

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Examination of Intramuscular and Skin Temperature Decreases Produced by the PowerPlay Intermittent Compression Cryotherapy

Abstract: PP-ice produces clinically and statistically greater muscle and skin cooling compared with PP-gel and control.

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

"Effects of Different Cryotherapy Techniques on Skin Surface Temperature, Agility and Balance - Comparison Between Cold Water Immersion, Game Ready®, And Ice Pack: A Randomised Clinical Trial"

"Effects of Different Cryotherapy Techniques on Skin Surface Temperature, Agility and Balance - Comparison Between Cold Water Immersion, Game Ready®, And Ice Pack: A Randomised Clinical Trial"

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

Posttraumatic Lower Limb Edema

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