Effects of cold-water immersion of legs after training session on serum creatine kinase concentrations in rugby players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 339-

  Banfi, Giuseppe ^a   Melegati, Gianluca ^b   Valentini, Pascal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^c Italian Rugby Federation   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CYCLING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LEG; LETTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUGBY; TRAINING; WATER IMMERSION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLD; CREATINE KINASE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMERSION; LEG; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247892140     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033951     Document Type: Letter

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