Preconditioning methods and mechanisms for preventing the risk of decompression sickness in scuba divers: A review

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-218

  Gempp, Emmanuel ^a   Blatteau, Jean Eric ^b  

^a Ste Anne's Military Hospital   (France)

^b Institute of Military Biomedical Research (IRBA)   (France)

Author keywords

bubble; decompression sickness; diving; nitric oxide; preconditioning

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AIR EMBOLISM; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK; VIBRATION;

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; EXERCISE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RISK; VIBRATION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 77954676588     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2010.490189     Document Type: Review

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