Table 1.

Comparison heart rate variabilities (HRV) and delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) scores in female handball players following passive recovery (PR) or cold-water immersion (CWI) treatment post-exertion.

		CWI	PR	ES
DOMS	DOMS +16 min	1.37 ± 0.517***	2.12 ± 1.25	0.77
	HF	46.44 ± 21.50***	24.12 ± 17.62	1.13
	LF	53.37 ± 21.61***	75.69 ± 17.65	1.13
HRV	LF/HF	5.76 ±4.921**	1.812 ± 1.701	1.07
	RMSSD	3.692 ± 0.726	3.396 ± 0.934	0.35
	pNN50	2.523 ± 1.29	2.2510 ± 1.37	0.20

ES, Effect size.

Levels of statistical significance are indicated where

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001.