The H-wave® device induces NO-dependent augmented microcirculation and angiogenesis, providing both Analgesia and tissue healing in sports injuries

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-114

  Blum, Kenneth ^a   Ho, Chi Kung ^b   Chen, Amanda L C ^c   Fulton, Michael ^d,e   Fulton, Brent ^e   Westcott, Wayne L ^f,g   Reinl, Gary ^h   Braverman, Eric R ⁱ   Nubile, Nicholas Di ^j   Chen, Thomas J H ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Medical Exercise Associates   (United States)

^f Department of Exercise Science   (United States)

^g South Shore YMCA   (United States)

^h Nautilus Inc   (United States)

ⁱ WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^j HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Analgesia; Angiogenesis; H wave device; Nitric oxide dependent blood flow; Sportsmedicine

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62449325418     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2008.12.18     Document Type: Review

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