Physiologic and functional responses of MS patients to body cooling

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 427-434

  Ku, Yu Tsuan E ^a,b   Montgomery, Leslie D ^a   Lee, Hank C ^a   Luna, Bernadette ^b   Webbon, Bruce W ^b  

^a Lockheed Martin Eng and Sciences   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling therapy; Multiple sclerosis; Rehabilitation; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DISEASES; HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROLOGY;

CIRCULATING LIQUID COOLING VEST; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS; SHORT TERM COOLING THERAPY;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOANESTHESIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034257915     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200009000-00004     Document Type: Article

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