Does cryotherapy improve outcomes with soft tissue injury?

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 278-279

  Hubbard, Tricia J ^a   Denegar, Craig R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; PLACEBO;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EDEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PUBLICATION; REHABILITATION; REST; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4844222967     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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