Journal article
Interleukin-6 responses to water immersion therapy after acute exercise heat stress: A pilot investigation
Journal of athletic training, Vol.47(6), pp.655-663
2012
PMCID: PMC3499890
PMID: 23182014
Abstract
Context: Cold-water immersion is the criterion standard for treatment of exertional heat illness. Cryotherapy and water immersion also have been explored as ergogenic or recovery aids. The kinetics of inflammatory markers, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), during cold-water immersion have not been characterized.
Objective: To characterize serum IL-6 responses to water immersion at 2 temperatures and, therefore, to initiate further research into the multidimensional benefits of immersion and the evidence-based selection of specific, optimal immersion conditions by athletic trainers.
Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Setting: Human performance laboratory
Patients or Other Participants: Eight college-aged men (age = 22 +/- 3 years, height = 1.76 +/- 0.08 m, mass = 77.14 +/- 9.77 kg, body fat = 10% +/- 3%, and maximal oxygen consumption = 50.48 +/- 4.75 mL.kg(-1).min(-1)).
Main Outcome Measures: Participants were assigned randomly to receive either cold (11.70 degrees C +/- 2.02 degrees C, n = 4) or warm (23.50 degrees C +/- 1.00 degrees C, n = 4) water-bath conditions after exercise in the heat (temperature = 37 degrees C, relative humidity = 52%) for 90 minutes or until volitional cessation.
Results: Whole-body cooling rates were greater in the cold water-bath condition for the first 6 minutes of water immersion, but during the 90-minute, postexercise recovery, participants in the warm and cold water-bath conditions experienced similar overall whole-body cooling. Heart rate responses were similar for both groups. Participants in the cold water-bath condition experienced an overall slight increase (30.54%. +/- 77.37%) in IL-6 concentration, and participants in the warm water-bath condition experienced an overall decrease (-69.76% +/- 15.23%).
Conclusions: We have provided seed evidence that cold-water immersion is related to subtle IL-6 increases from postexercise values and that warmer water-bath temperatures might dampen this increase. Further research will elucidate any anti-inflammatory benefit associated with water-immersion treatment and possible multidimensional uses of cooling therapies.
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- Title
- Interleukin-6 responses to water immersion therapy after acute exercise heat stress: A pilot investigation
- Authors/Creators
- E. C. Lee - Univ Connecticut, Dept Kinesiol, Storrs, CT 06269 USAG. WatsonD. J. Casa - Univ Connecticut, Dept Kinesiol, Storrs, CT 06269 USAL. E. Armstrong - Univ Connecticut, Dept Kinesiol, Storrs, CT 06269 USAW. J. Kraemer - Univ Connecticut, Dept Kinesiol, Storrs, CT 06269 USAJ. L. Vingren - Univ N Texas, Dept Kinesiol Hlth Promot & Recreat, Denton, TX 76203 USAB. A. Spiering - Univ Connecticut, Dept Kinesiol, Storrs, CT 06269 USAC. M. Maresh - Univ Connecticut, Dept Kinesiol, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of athletic training, Vol.47(6), pp.655-663
- Publisher
- Natl Athletic Trainers Assoc Inc
- Identifiers
- 991005548867207891
- Copyright
- © 2012 by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, Inc
- Murdoch Affiliation
- College of Health and Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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