Using recovery modalities between training sessions in elite athletes: Does it help?

Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 781-796

  Barnett, Anthony ^a,b,c  

^a QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ATHLETE; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE RECOVERY; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFLAMMATION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MASSAGE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; STRESS; TRAINING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; IMMERSION; MASSAGE; REST; SPORTS;

EID: 33748358915     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 01121642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200636090-00005     Document Type: Review

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