Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest): Muscle pain at rest
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) changes muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest) (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) · physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial… It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) changes muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest) (very low certainty). Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 20 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) · physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial… It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) changes muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest) (very low certainty). Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 38 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) · physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial… It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) changes muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest) (very low certainty). Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 38 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) · physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial… It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) changes muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest) (very low certainty). Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 29 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.