Effect of fluidotherapy on superficial radial nerve conduction and skin temperature

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-23

  Kelly, Ryan ^a   Beehn, Chris ^a   Hansford, Ashley ^a   Westphal, Kathleen A ^a,b   Halle, John S ^c,d   Greathouse, David G ^a,d  

^a BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c University of Montana ^*  (United States)

^d BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat; Latency; Neural conduction; Physical agents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUIDOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TACTILE STIMULATION; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344260577     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.1.16     Document Type: Article

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