Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The Effect of Perturbation on Interface and Intramuscular Temperatures During an Ice Water Immersion
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Cold--Physiological effect; Cold--Therapeutic use; Leg--Muscles--Effect of cold on; Academic theses;
Abstract
Context: It seems that clinicians build ice water immersions differently, with one protocol factor, perturbation, being different. Perturbation may affect cooling efficacy of the immersion. Objective: Compare the cooling efficacy of 3 different ice water perturbation protocols on interface and muscle temperatures during Tx. Design: Crossover trial. Setting: Laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: Sixteen active volunteers in accordance with university IRB. Interventions: During 2 sessions separated by 48 hours both legs were immersed independently in 38 L cylinder coolers filled to the fibular head. Independent variables will be perturbation [Immersion with no perturbation (ImmNP), Immersion with perturbation every 3 min. (Imm3P), and Immersion with continuous perturbation (ImmCP)], and Time (PreTx, and 1-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-min.during Tx). Main Outcome Measures: Calf interface (IF) and intramuscular [IM (1 cm + ½ skinfold thickness)] temperatures to the nearest 0.1 °C. Repeated measures ANOVAs and Tukey-Kramer MC tests were used. Alpha was set a priori at .05. Results: For IF tissues there was no Treatment in combination with Time interaction or Treatment main effect differences detected. As expected, Temperature changed over Time [(G-G) F5,55 = 780.94, P < .00001, 1-ß = 1.00]. For IM tissues there was no Treatment in combination with Time interaction or Treatment main effect differences detected as Temperature changed over Time [(G-G) F5,55 = 178.94, P < .00001, 1-ß = 1.00]. Conclusion: Regardless of the purpose, when using an ice water immersion to cool IF and IM (1 cm + ½ skinfold) tissues the clinician does not need to consider perturbation as a factor during the treatment of normal, uninjured and rested participants.
Year of Submission
2013
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Jody B. Brucker
Second Advisor
Peter J. Neibert
Third Advisor
Todd A. Evans
Date Original
2013
Object Description
1 PDF file (67 leaves)
Copyright
©2013 Andrew Dean Jedlicka
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Jedlicka, Andrew Dean, "The Effect of Perturbation on Interface and Intramuscular Temperatures During an Ice Water Immersion" (2013). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1802.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1802
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