Effects of massage and cold-water immersion after an exhaustive run on running economy and biomechanics: A randomized controlled trial
This study compares the effects of different recovery interventions performed shortly after an exhausting interval running session on running economy (RE) and biomechanics. Forty-eight well-trained male runners performed an exhaustive interval running protocol and an incremental treadmill test 24 h...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/76948 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/76948 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | recovery intervention fatigue cryotherapy running biomechanics |
| Resumo: | This study compares the effects of different recovery interventions performed shortly after an exhausting interval running session on running economy (RE) and biomechanics. Forty-eight well-trained male runners performed an exhaustive interval running protocol and an incremental treadmill test 24 h later at three speeds: 12, 14 and 16 km·h-1. Participants randomly received either massage, cold-water immersion (CWI) or passive rest (control). Runners repeated the treadmill test 48 h after the first test. A two-way mixed ANOVA was performed comparing groups and testing times. The massage group had significantly better recovery than the control group at 14 km·h-1 in RE (p < 0.05; η2 = 0.176) and greater stride height and angle changes at 16 km·h-1 (p < 0.05; η2 = 0.166 and p < 0.05; η2 = 0.208, respectively). No differences were observed between the CWI and control groups. The massage group had greater stride height and angle changes at 16 km·h-1 than the CWI group (p < 0.05; η2 = 0.139 and p < 0.05; η2 = 0.168, respectively). Moreover, differences in magnitude suggested moderate effects in RE (η2 = 0.076) and swing time (η2 = 0.110). These results suggest that massage intervention promotes faster recovery of RE and running biomechanics than CWI or passive rest. |
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