Cryotherapy in sports medicine

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 193-200

  Swenson, C ^a   Sward L ^a   Karlsson, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold; Cold therapy; Cold treatment; Cryotherapy; Ice

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COLD INJURY; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPLINT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; ICE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPLINTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0030203722     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00090.x     Document Type: Review

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