The efficacy of Farabloc, an electromagnetic shield, in attenuating delayed-onset muscle soreness

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-21

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Clement, Douglas ^a   Taunton, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creatine phosphokinase; Delayed onset muscle soreness; Eccentric exercise; Farabloc; Malondialdehyde; Myoglobin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MYOGLOBIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUTROPHIL; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EXERTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGLOBIN; NEUTROPHILS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TORQUE;

EID: 0033629511     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200001000-00004     Document Type: Article

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