Autonomic Responses to Cold Pain: Effect of Type, Duration, and Habituation in Cryotherapy
These data indicate robust pressor responses without autonomic reflex habituation and that cryotherapy immersion location but not surface area appears to mediate cardiovascular responses. This cryotherapy side effect may be an important consideration for patients with cardiovascular-related comorbidities.
Authors
- Julia McDowell
- Gretchen Addington
- Kristen Metzler‐Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4116-3714)
- Thad E. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4345-1616)
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
- John Peter Smith Hospital (US)
- Ohio University (US)
- Marian University - Indiana (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003620
- Primary Topic
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00