Cold modalities with different thermodynamic properties produce different surface and intramuscular temperatures

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-33

  Merrick, Mark A ^a   Jutte, Lisa S ^b   Smith, Michael E ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Concorde Therapy Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Flex i Cold; Thermocouple; Wet Ice

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOTHERAPY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN SURFACE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOMETER; THIGH;

EID: 0037237434     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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