Effect of body condition score on the interobserver variability of vertebral heart scale assessment in dogs.

The vertebral heart scale (VHS) is widely known and used as an objective standard for the evaluation of cardiomegaly on thoracic radiographs. It, therefore, plays an important role in assessing the severity of canine heart disease. The body condition score (BCS) is a nine-scale body condition scoring system used to objectively document the body condition in dogs.

The Physiological Profile Following Two Popular Cold Interventions After Activity in Hot and Humid Environment.

This research aims to describe and compare the effects of partial-body cryotherapy (PBC) and cold-water immersion (CWI) on the physiological responses of soccer players after cycling in a hot and humid environment. Sixteen elite soccer players participated in three experiments, and received CWI (13°C for 15 min), PBC (110°C-140°C for 3 min), and CON (room temperature: 21°C ± 2°C), respectively, after aerobic and anaerobic cycling in a hot and humid environment (temperature: 35°C-38°C; humidity: 60%-70%). Heart rate (HR), blood lactate (BLa-), perfusion index (PI), oxygen saturation (SaO), core temperature (Tc), skin temperature (Ts), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were assessed at baseline and through 20 min (5-min intervals).

Cryostimulation for Post-exercise Recovery in Athletes: A Consensus and Position Paper.

Recovery after exercise is a crucial key in preventing muscle injuries and in speeding up the processes to return to homeostasis level. There are several ways of developing a recovery strategy with the use of different kinds of traditional and up-to-date techniques. The use of cold has traditionally been used after physical exercise for recovery purposes.

Cold water immersion settings for reducing muscle tissue temperature: a linear dose-response relationship.

Background: Although cold water immersion (CWI) is widely accepted and integrated as a recovery modality in sports practice, questions regarding its proposed working mechanisms remain. This study systematically reviews the existing literature on one the proposed mechanisms of CWI, its effect on muscle tissue temperature, and subsequently tries to identify a dose-response relationship in order to describe an optimal dose.

Evidence Acquisition: A systematic literature search (PubMed and Sport Discus) was conducted in October 2017.

Systematic development of a tennis injury prevention programme.

Introduction: Despite an injury incidence of up to 3.0/1000 hours of play, there are no published tennis injury prevention programmes. This article aims to describe the developmental process of TennisReady, an e-health tennis-specific injury programme for adult recreational tennis players.