Midportion achilles tendon microcirculation after intermittent combined cryotherapy and compression compared with cryotherapy alone: A randomized trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2128-2138

  Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Grasemann, Ruth ^a   Spies, Marcus ^a   Vogt, Peter M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankle; Compression; Cooling; Cryotherapy; Microcirculation; Sport

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149125601     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508319313     Document Type: Article

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