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Difference in skin temp variation during a whole-body cryotherapy exposure in males and females.

Number: 0333

Author(s) : BOUZIGON R., POLITOFF M., PETIT H., DUPUY O., DUGUE B.

Summary

Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) consists in exposing a subject between 2 to 4’ at an extreme low temperature. It would be interesting to observe whether there are differences between the individuals. The aim of this study is to measure the difference in skin temperature variation between males and females during a 4-min WBC exposure. Nine males (31 ± 13 years, 175 ± 5 cm, 76 ± 9 kg, and 17 ± 13 % BF) and nine females (31 ± 14 years, 167 ± 1 cm, 59 ± 10 kg, and 24 ± 4 % BF) volunteered to participate at this study.
Their skin temperatures were measured pre, during and after the exposure with a thermal infrared camera. The results showed a difference in skin temperature in function of the time and the gender. For a same cold dosage, there are differences in skin response in function of gender.

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  • Original title: Difference in skin temp variation during a whole-body cryotherapy exposure in males and females.
  • Record ID : 30031562
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: Proceedings of the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
  • Publication date: 2023/08/21
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2023.0333

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