Physiological response to water immersion: A method for sport recovery?

Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 747-765

  Wilcock, Ian M ^a   Cronin, John B ^a   Hing, Wayne A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BLOOD FLOW; CRYOTHERAPY; EDEMA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE RECOVERY; FATIGUE; FLUID SHIFT; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REVIEW; TRAINING; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WATER IMMERSION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMMERSION; SPORTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33748373433     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 01121642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200636090-00003     Document Type: Review

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