Impact of different treatment of whole-body cryotherapy on circulatory parameters

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-150

  Bonomi, Felice Giulio ^a   De Nardi, Massimo ^b   Fappani, Aldo ^a   Zani, Viviana ^a   Banfi, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a Poliambulatorio BonGi ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cryochamber; Cryosauna; Heart rate; Whole body cryotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CRYOTHERAPY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858698408     PISSN: 0004069X     EISSN: 16614917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00005-012-0163-4     Document Type: Article

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