Date of Award

Fall 12-1-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Physical Education

First Advisor

Christopher Ingersoll

Second Advisor

Jeffrey A. Potteiger

Third Advisor

Kenneth L. Knight

Abstract

The effects of ice and compression wrap applications on intramuscular temperature at the skin surface, 1 cm below the fat layer, and 2 cm below the fat layer were recorded in 11 subjects. Each subject was tested under all treatment conditions including control, compression only, ice only, and ice+ compression. Subjects underwent a 5-minute pre-application, a 3 ominute application, and a 20-minute post-application. Using thermocouples, surface and intramuscular temperatures were recorded at 30-second intervals for the entire study. A repeated measures ANOVA and Duncan Post Hoc tests were used to evaluate temperature differences between the treatment conditions and the depths of measurement. Both ice alone and ice + compression produced significant cooling at all three depths (F(6,60) = 168.5, p<.0005). Likewise, during the 20-minute post-application period these temperatures did not return to their preapplication levels. The compression only condition produced significant warming at the skin surface, but did not have any effect on intramuscular temperature. At all depths, the ice + compression condition produced significantly cooler temperatures than did ice al one . These data suggest' that compression increases the effectiveness of ice in reducing tissue temperatures. Therefore, ice combined with compression should be more I, effective than ice alone in reducing the metabolism of injured tissue. This provides an additional rationale for combining ice with compression in treating acute musculoskeletal injuries.

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