Influence of cold-water immersion on limb and cutaneous blood flow after exercise

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2277-2285

  Mawhinney, Chris ^a   Jones, Helen ^a   Joo, Chang Hwa ^a   Low, David A ^a   Green, Daniel J ^a,b   Gregson, Warren ^a,c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Cooling; Doppler Ultrasound; Muscle Damage; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COLD; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888174505     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31829d8e2e     Document Type: Article

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