2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Possibility of artificial CO2-water bathing to improve the flexibility of the body, reduce the late-onset muscle soreness.
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23500678
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Physical education
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| Research Institution | Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido college of Nursing |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAMOTO Noriyuki 日本赤十字北海道看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (70299329)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
HASHIMOTO Masaaki 帝京科学大学, 医療科学部, 教授 (30156294)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 人工炭酸泉 / 柔軟性 / 遅発性筋肉痛 |
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| Research Abstract |
Clinical observations of CO2-water immersion revealed the effects, such as an immersed part reddening, skin blood flow improvements, etc. In response to the CO2-water bath, the reduction of sympathetic nerve activity may imply the facilitation of muscle fatigue recovery. We investigated whether the immersion of extremities including agonist muscles into artificially made CO2-water influences recovery of muscle hardness and soreness in fatigue after resistance exercise. Maximum muscle hardness lasted for 3 days after exercise irrespective of the kind of bath-water, then decreased gradually to base line. In CO2-water immersion compared with tap-water immersion, muscle hardness decreased quicker. Muscle soreness in tap-water peaked at the second day, and then reduced gradually. In CO2-water case, muscle soreness disappeared at the third day. The present results suggest that bathing into artificial high-concentration CO2-water may contribute to a rapid recovery from the muscle fatigue.
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Research Products
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