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Partial-body cryostimulation after training improves sleep quality in professional soccer players

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BMC RESEARCH NOTES
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4172-9

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Cryostimulation; Cryotherapy; Exercise recovery; Sleep; Soccer

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ObjectiveThe aim of the present investigation was to determine whether using cryostimulation (partial-body cryostimulation) impacts sleep quality in professional soccer players. Different exposure durations at -180 degrees C were tested randomly after standardized training sessions in nine professional soccer players (no cryostimulation, 180-s exposure, two 90-s exposures separated by a 5-min rest at room temperature, and 90-s exposure), and the effects on sleep quality using 3-dimensional accelerometers worn during sleep were assessed.ResultsThe number of movements during the night after partial-body cryostimulation was significantly reduced only in the 180-s exposure condition (p<0.05, very large effect size) compared with the control condition. Partial-body cryostimulation seems to induce a positive impact on sleep quality that may be dose-dependent.Trial registration Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), ACTRN12619000330145, date of registration: 4/03/2019. Retrospectively registered

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