Effect of cold water immersion on repeated cycling performance and limb blood flow

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 825-829

  Vaile, J ^a   O'Hagan, C ^b   Stefanovic, B ^c   Walker, M ^c   Gill, N ^d   Askew, C D ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; WATER;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ARM; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LACTIC ACID; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTUM; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; WATER;

EID: 79960283607     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067272     Document Type: Article

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