Alghadir A H, Anwer S, Zafar H, Al-Eisa E S
Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2017 Sep 1;17(3):176-182.
The present study compared the effect of quadriceps and hamstring muscle cooling on standing balance in healthy young men.
Thirty healthy young men (18-30 years) participated in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to three groups (n=10 each): quadriceps cooling (QC), hamstring cooling (HC), or control group (no cooling). Participants in the QC and HC groups received 20 minutes of cooling using a cold pack (gel pack), placed on the anterior thigh (from the apex of the patella to the mid-thigh) and the posterior thigh (from the base of the popliteal fossa to the mid-thigh), respectively. Balance score including unilateral stance was measured at baseline and immediately after the application of the cold pack.
No significant difference in the balance score was noted in any group after the application of the cold pack (p⟩0.05). Similarly, no significant differences in post-test balance score were noted among the three groups (p⟩0.05).
Cooling of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles has no immediate effect on standing balance in healthy young men. However, longitudinal studies are warranted to investigate the long-term effects of cooling these muscles on standing balance.
本研究比较了股四头肌和腘绳肌冷却对健康年轻男性站立平衡的影响。
30名健康年轻男性(18 - 30岁)参与了本研究。参与者被随机分为三组(每组n = 10):股四头肌冷却组(QC)、腘绳肌冷却组(HC)或对照组(不进行冷却)。QC组和HC组的参与者分别使用冷敷袋(凝胶袋)在前大腿(从髌骨尖到大腿中部)和后大腿(从腘窝底部到大腿中部)进行20分钟的冷却。在基线和冷敷袋应用后立即测量包括单腿站立在内的平衡分数。
冷敷袋应用后,任何一组的平衡分数均无显著差异(p>0.05)。同样,三组之间的测试后平衡分数也无显著差异(p>0.05)。
股四头肌和腘绳肌的冷却对健康年轻男性的站立平衡没有即时影响。然而,有必要进行纵向研究以调查冷却这些肌肉对站立平衡产生的长期影响。