Short-term effects of thermotherapy for spasticity on tibial nerve F-waves in post-stroke patients

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 243-250

  Matsumoto, Shuji ^a   Kawahira, Kazumi ^a   Etoh, Seiji ^a   Ikeda, Satoshi ^a   Tanaka, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body temperature; F wave; Post stroke patient; Spasticity; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARESIS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STROKE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 33644605029     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-005-0009-4     Document Type: Article

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