Ice freezes pain? A review of the clinical effectiveness of analgesic cold therapy

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 56-59

  Ernst, Edzard ^a   Fialka, Veronika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

analgesia; complementary therapy; cryotherapy; ice; pain; Physical medicine

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; EDEMA; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REVIEW; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANALGESIA; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; ICE; PAIN;

EID: 0028153644     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(94)90150-3     Document Type: Review

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