Is it possible to achieve optimal levels of tissue cooling in cryotherapy?

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 344-350

  Bleakley, C M ^a   Hopkins, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COOLING DEPTH; CRYOTHERAPY; DOSAGE; ICE APPLICATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856380353     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328810X12786297204873     Document Type: Article

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