Thermal characterization in professional volleyball athletes

Authors

  • João Pedro Rayol Marinho Laboratório de Performance Humana, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Viçosa
  • Matheus Santos Cerqueira Laboratório de Performance Humana, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Viçosa
  • Hamilton Henrique Teixeira Reis Laboratório de Performance Humana, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Viçosa
  • Maurício Gattás Bara Filho Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – Juiz de Fora
  • Alisson Gomes da Silva Laboratório de Performance Humana, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Viçosa
  • Cristiane Mara de Rezende Laboratório de Performance Humana, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • João Carlos Bouzas Marins Laboratório de Performance Humana, Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.27700

Keywords:

volleyball, skin temperature, thermoregulation, thermography

Abstract

This study aimed to establish the skin temperature thermal profile of upper- and lower-body for high-performance volleyball players and evaluate the thermal symmetry of contralateral body regions. Thermograms were obtained from 14 male volleyball players (age: 19.4± 2.6 years, body mass: 82.4± 13.6 kg, height: 190.3± 10.4 cm, body fat: 11.9%), members of an elite Brazilian team. Average and maximum skin temperatures were measured in the forearms, arms, shoulders, thighs, legs, and trunk region. The independent T-test was used to compare the temperature between bilateral body regions. We observed thermal similarity between the right and left sides in all analyzed body regions (p> 0.05). In all body regions, mean bilateral thermal differences were considered clinically acceptable (≤ 0.49°C), with effect sizes ranging between insignificant and small. In conclusion, high-performance volleyball players show contralateral thermal symmetry in their upper and lower limbs, suggesting a normal thermographic assessment indicative of injuries. The trunk’s skin temperature values are higher when compared to lower and upper limbs.

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Published

2022-06-30

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2022): III SINAL - International Symposium on Physical Activity and Combat Sports

Section

Original Article

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