Physiological effects of combined thermal and electrical muscle stimulation (cTEMS) in healthy individuals: A pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-245

  Rostrup, Espen ^a,b   Christensen, Monika H E ^a,b   Seifert, Reinhard ^a   Nordrehaug, Jan E ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Electric stimulation therapy; Exercise; Growth hormone; Hot temperature; Oxygen consumption; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84859578084     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2012.657666     Document Type: Article

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