Cor Vasa 2021, 63(1):25-31 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2021.021

(The effect of cryostimulation and sauna bath on 24-hour blood pressure levels in healthy individuals)

Klaudia Michalčinová^a,b, Alena Havelková^c,d, Yvona Angerová^b

^a Klinika rehabilitace a tělovýchovného lékařství, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha

^b Klinika rehabilitačního lékařství, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze

^c Klinika tělovýchovného lékařství a rehabilitace, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně

^d Katedra fyzioterapie a rehabilitace, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Brno

Aim: To assess the effect of sauna bath and cryostimulation on blood pressure and heart rate, comparing the values measured before and immediately after the procedures.

Methods: A seven-day long 24-hour ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate was performed. A total of twenty volunteers were included into the study (10 men and 10 women, mean age 24.60±1.93 years). Their mean body weight was 70.45±9.90 kg; the mean height 1.74±7.71 m; mean body mass index was 23.07±1.66 kg/m². All volunteers were non-smokers. Every volunteer took part in two cycles of sauna bath within one day and then a single cryochamber session following at least a 48-hour break. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured before and immediately after sauna bath or cryostimulation. The values were monitored both 0-24 hours and 24-48 hours after sauna bath and cryostimulation, and these sets of values were then compared.

Keywords: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, Blood pressure, Cryotherapy, Sauna bath

Received: September 6, 2020; Revised: February 3, 2021; Accepted: February 5, 2021; Published: February 25, 2021  Show citation