healthy participants
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 10 cryostimulation treatments held everyday for a period of 10 days
one minute in an atrium of the cryochamber at the temperature –60°C and then, it was continued for three minutes in the main cryogenic chamber at the temperature –130°C
Group 2: The control group did
Sponsors
Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Poland, Aleja Paderewskiego 35, 510612 Wroclaw
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
19 Years to 26 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria required the participants to be in good overall health, possess health insurance, provide written consent for participation in the study, and not miss any of the training sessions held during the study's duration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included contraindication to being subjected to extremely low temperatures and presence of any form of injury to the lower limbs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quadriceps muscles strength was tested using the Biodex Multi-Joint Testing and Rehabilitation System 3 PRO. Static, dynamic and endurance tests were performed. Examinations of quadriceps peak torque were conducted on the first day (Pre 1) before the experimental group had their first cryotherapy treatment and on the tenth day (Post 2) after the last cryotherapy treatment was completed. The isokinetic strength tests were performed by the experimental group both before (A) and after (B) the first cryotherapy treatment and before (C) and after (D) the tenth cryotherapy treatment. The same measurements at the same time intervals were performed in the control group. | — |
Countries
Poland
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Skrzek
Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Poland
Outcome results
None listed