Influence of cold water immersion on limb and cutaneous blood flow at rest

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1316-1323

  Gregson, Warren ^a   Black, Mark A ^b   Jones, Helen ^a   Milson, Jordon ^a   Morton, James ^a   Dawson, Brian ^c   Atkinson, Greg ^a   Green, Daniel J ^a,c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

blood flow; cooling; muscle damage; recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SPORT INJURY; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959480425     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510395497     Document Type: Article

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