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Thermal stress, hydration, and salivary and respiratory stress markers in curling players performing a match in the cold.
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports; Jul2023, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p1079-1090, 12p, 1 Color Photograph, 5 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Curling is a target‐based team sport played in a cold environment. The type of stress curling players face during a curling match remains to be determined. In the present study, 16 Japanese curling players performed a practice curling match (six ends lasting 90 min), wherein the following variables were documented: core and skin temperatures, heart rate, thermal sensation and comfort, urine‐specific gravity, body fluid loss, salivary cortisol, α‐amylase activity, salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), and fractionated exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO, a respiratory stress marker). Pre‐match resting core temperature was 37.24 ± 0.31°C, which increased up to 37.73 ± 0.41°C during the match (p < 0.001). Facial skin temperatures decreased after the match (all p ≤ 0.015), whereas finger skin temperatures remained unchanged (p ≥ 0.375). Thermal discomfort increased following the match but thermal sensation remained unchanged. Following the match, players lost 0.29 ± 0.15 L body fluid (sweat, respiratory evaporation, and urine), which was nearly compensated by fluid ingestion of 0.22 ± 0.13 L (p = 0.119). Nevertheless, urine‐specific gravity increased from 1.021 ± 0.010 to 1.024 ± 0.008 after the match (p = 0.012), with 31% and 50% players being dehydrated at pre‐ and post‐match, respectively. Salivary cortisol decreased (p < 0.001) after the match without changes in salivary SIgA, α‐amylase activity, and FeNO (all p ≥ 0.113). Therefore, during a curling match, the core temperature and thermal discomfort increase, whereas the face skin temperature decreases. Additionally, players may undergo dehydration before the match, which could be exacerbated after the match. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09057188
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164255008
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14356