Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of ice therapy in patients with an acute tear in the gastrocnemius muscle: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 433-441

  Prins, Jan C M ^a,d   Stubbe, Janine H ^b   Van Meeteren, Nico L U ^b   Scheffers, Frans A ^c   Van Dongen, Martien C J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Physiotherapy Centre   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 79955816997     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510388312     Document Type: Article

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