Thermal responses during and after whole-body cryotherapy (-110°C)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 601-608

  Westerlund, Tarja ^a   Oksa, Juha ^b   Smolander, Juhani ^c   Mikkelsson, Marja ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Rectal temperature; Skin temperature; Thermal sensation; Whole body cryotherapy ( 110 C)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0142151176     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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