The magnitude of tissue cooling during cryotherapy with varied types of compression

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-237

  Tomchuk, David ^a   Rubley, Mack D ^a,b   Holcomb, William R ^a,b   Guadagnoli, Mark ^b   Tarno, Jason M ^c  

^a 500 E College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c University Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulation; Intramuscular temperatures; Surface temperatures

Indexed keywords

ICE; PLASTIC;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; ICE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PLASTICS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952970544     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-45.3.230     Document Type: Article

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