The effect of compressed air massage on skin blood flow and temperature

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 215-219

  Mars, Maurice ^a   Maharaj, Sunil S ^b   Tufts, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPRESSION; FOOT; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; LASER; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOWER LEG; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SKIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THORAX; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; AIR; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 28244455109     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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