Date of Completion
5-8-2014
Embargo Period
11-4-2014
Keywords
peripheral hand cooling, football, heat stress
Major Advisor
Douglas J. Casa
Associate Advisor
Lawrence E. Armstrong
Associate Advisor
Carl M. Maresh
Associate Advisor
Jeffrey Anderson
Associate Advisor
Elaine C. Lee
Field of Study
Kinesiology
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Open Access
Open Access
Abstract
Limited research exists regarding peripheral hand cooling (HC) modalities with negative pressure during American football and it is unclear if reductions in internal body temperature will positively influence, perceptual measures, athletic performance, and circulating inflammatory cytokines. Two separate research studies, an environmental controlled laboratory and an observational field study, examined HC while wearing a full American football uniform. Study#1: Rectal temperature was significantly decreased from minute 66 through post-exercise in the HC with fluid condition (p
Recommended Citation
Huggins, Robert A., "The Effects of Intermittent Hand Cooling on Internal Body Temperature, Exercise Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines During Hyperthermic Exercise" (2014). Doctoral Dissertations. 441.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/dissertations/441