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For both groups, infrared images were taken at the baseline condition; later they underwent a thermal stress test (pressing for 2 min with the palm of the hand on a metal plate) and then recovery images were taken. In athletes, the images were also taken after their competition. Athletes at baseline condition presented lower temperatures (p &lt; 0.05) in the dominant hand compared with the non-dominant hand. There were asymmetries in all regions after their match (p &lt; 0.05). After CST, a higher recovery rate was found after the game. The regions with the most significant differences in variation, asymmetries and recovery patterns were the index, middle and ring fingers, and the palm of the dominant hand. Taking into account that lower temperatures and the absence of temperature variation may be the consequence of a vascular adaptation, thermography could be used as a method to prevent injuries in athletes from Valencian handball.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22218572","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,8]],"date-time":"2022-11-08T08:17:12Z","timestamp":1667895432000},"page":"8572","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Chronic and Acute Effects on Skin Temperature from a Sport Consisting of Repetitive Impacts from Hitting a Ball with the Hands"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5055-1789","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose Luis","family":"S\u00e1nchez-Jim\u00e9nez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group in Sports Biomechanics (GIBD), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0702-8466","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Tejero-Pastor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda del Carmen","family":"Calzadillas-Valles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group in Medical Physics (GIFIME), Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7886-2602","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Irene","family":"Jimenez-Perez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group in Sports Biomechanics (GIBD), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"},{"name":"Research Group in Medical Physics (GIFIME), Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3201-7467","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rosa Maria","family":"Cibri\u00e1n Ortiz de Anda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group in Medical Physics (GIFIME), Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0784-6776","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rosario","family":"Salvador-Palmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group in Medical Physics (GIFIME), Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0375-1454","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose Ignacio","family":"Priego-Quesada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group in Sports Biomechanics (GIBD), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"},{"name":"Research Group in Medical Physics (GIFIME), Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"405","article-title":"Especificaciones de dise\u00f1o para el desarrollo de un guante de pilota valenciana","volume":"12","author":"Montaner","year":"2012","journal-title":"Rev. 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