Reduction of pain-related behaviors with either cold or heat treatment in an animal model of acute arthritis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-317

  Sluka, Kathleen A ^a   Christy, Michelle R ^a   Peterson, Wendy L ^a   Rudd, Staci L ^a   Troy, Stacie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EDEMA; HEAT TREATMENT; HYPERALGESIA; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAT; WEIGHT BEARING; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0032976993     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90143-0     Document Type: Article

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