Dry heat, moist heat and body fat: Are heating modalities really effective in people who are overweight?

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-369

  Petrofsky, J ^a   Bains, G ^a   Prowse, M ^a   Gunda, S ^a   Berk, L ^a   Raju, C ^a   Ethiraju, G ^a   Vanarasa, D ^a   Madani, P ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep tissue temperature; Heat wraps; Subcutaneous fat; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BODY FATS; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMERCIAL CHEMICALS; CONDUCTIVE HEAT; DEEP TISSUE TEMPERATURE; DRY HEAT; HEAT WRAPS; SKIN CONTACT; SKIN SURFACES; SKIN TEMPERATURES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURFACE HEATING; THERMOREGULATION; WATER CONTACTS;

FABRICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; MUSCLE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

SKIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP MUSCLE TEMPATURE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; OBESITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OVERWEIGHT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOMATOTYPES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

EID: 67651180733     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900802355508     Document Type: Article

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