Cryotherapy is utilized as a physical intervention in the treatment of injury and exercise
recovery. Traditionally, ice is used in the treatment of musculoskeletal injury while cold water …

In sports, the importance of optimizing the recovery–stress state is critical. Effective recovery
from intense training loads often faced by elite athletes can often determine sporting success …

In the formerly published part I of this two-part review, we examined fatigue after soccer
matchplay and recovery kinetics of physical performance, and cognitive, subjective and …

Purpose: To characterize the physical and physiological responses during different
basketball practice drills and games. Methods: Male basketball players (n= 11; 19.1±2.1 y …

Elite-level athletic training and competition is accompanied by the recovery of a series of
physiological stressors. The physiological stress will vary considerably depending upon the …

Background As basketball match-play requires players to possess a wide range of physical
characteristics, many tests have been introduced in the literature to identify talent and …

The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to critically determine the possible effects of
different cooling applications, compared to non-cooling, passive post-exercise strategies, on …

Water immersion is increasingly being used by elite athletes seeking to minimize fatigue and
accelerate post-exercise recovery. Accelerated short-term (hours to days) recovery may …

Muscle physiologists often describe fatigue simply as a decline of muscle force and infer this
causes an athlete to slow down. In contrast, exercise scientists describe fatigue during sport …

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of compression garments on recovery
following damaging exercise. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using …