The effects of ice application over the vastus medialis on the activity of quadriceps femoris assessed by muscle function magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-364

  Kinugasa, R ^a,c   Yoshida, K ^b   Horii, A ^a  

^a NIPPON SPORT SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Trainer Association   (Japan)

^c MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cooling; Injury; Muscle, skeletal, physiology; Rehabilitation; Training

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOBIOLOGY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELAXATION TIME; SKIN SURFACE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; THIGH; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; COLD; HUMANS; ICE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THIGH;

EID: 28544451326     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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