Cochrane · systematic review · CD010789
Whole‐body cryotherapy (extreme cold air exposure) for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise in adults
Costello, JT, Baker, PRA, Minett, GM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Bone, Joint and Muscle TraumaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) compared with control (no WBC or passive rest)
Population: physically‐active adults partaking in exercise designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness (most trial participants were male)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 20 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Muscle soreness: pain at rest (VAS) Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 29 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Tiredness (0 [no tiredness] to 100 [maximum tiredness]) Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 9 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Well‐being (0 [worst well‐being] to 100 [optimal well‐being]) Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 9 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Summary of findings: whole‐body cryotherapy (WBC) vs control (no WBC or passive rest) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |