Contrast therapy-A systematic review

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-161

  Hing, Wayne A ^a   White, Steven G ^a   Bouaaphone, Anousith ^a   Lee, Peter ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contrast therapy; Cryotherapy; Randomised controlled trial; Recovery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; CRYOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER IMMERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CRYOTHERAPY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48649103944     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.06.001     Document Type: Review

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