Effect of quadriceps and hamstrings muscle cooling on standing balance in healthy young men
2017 (English)In: Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, ISSN 1108-7161, Vol. 17, no 3, p. 176-182Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Objective: The present study compared the effect of quadriceps and hamstring muscle cooling on standing balance in healthy young men.
Methods: Thirty healthy young men (18-30 years) participated in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to three groups (n=10 each): quadriceps cooling (QC), hamstring cooling (HC), or control group (no cooling). Participants in the QC and HC groups received 20 minutes of cooling using a cold pack (gel pack), placed on the anterior thigh (from the apex of the patella to the mid-thigh) and the posterior thigh (from the base of the popliteal fossa to the mid-thigh), respectively. Balance score including unilateral stance was measured at baseline and immediately after the application of the cold pack.
Results: No significant difference in the balance score was noted in any group after the application of the cold pack (p>0.05). Similarly, no significant differences in post-test balance score were noted among the three groups (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Cooling of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles has no immediate effect on standing balance in healthy young men. However, longitudinal studies are warranted to investigate the long-term effects of cooling these muscles on standing balance.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
JMNI , 2017. Vol. 17, no 3, p. 176-182
Keywords [en]
Cooling Effect, Balance, Ice, Men
National Category
Physiotherapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140057ISI: 000410545600006PubMedID: 28860419Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85028750700OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-140057DiVA, id: diva2:1146694
2017-10-032017-10-032023-03-23Bibliographically approved