Open AccessACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Injury Prevention and Exercise Performance during Cold-Weather Exercise
Author(s) -
John W. Castellani,
Clare Eglin,
Tiina M. Ikäheimo,
Hugh Montgomery,
Peter Paal,
Michael J. Tipton
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current sports medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1537-8918
pISSN - 1537-890X
DOI - 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000907
Subject(s) - medicine , debility , sports medicine , statement (logic) , physical therapy , injury prevention , cold injury , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , biology , political science , horticulture , law , ophthalmology
Cold injury can result from exercising at low temperatures and can impair exercise performance or cause lifelong debility or death. This consensus statement provides up-to-date information on the pathogenesis, nature, impacts, prevention, and treatment of the most common cold injuries.