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. 1975 Oct;54(5):223-33.

Determinants and nature of intramuscular temperature changes during cold therapy

B J Lowdon, R J Moore
  • PMID: 1180351

Determinants and nature of intramuscular temperature changes during cold therapy

B J Lowdon et al. Am J Phys Med. 1975 Oct.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the intramuscular temperature response during an ice massage treatment. In addition, the effect of subcutaneous tissue thickness and limb circumference on temperature changes was investigated. Intramuscular temperature was measured by intramuscular thermocouples each minute during ice massage treatments of five, ten and fifteen minutes. It was shown that ice massage produces a significant drop in intramuscular temperature. However, there was no significant difference in temperature change after five minutes of treatment. In addition it was shown that there is a high multiple correlation between logarithmic time, subcutaneous tissue thickness, limb circumference, and intramuscular temperature change.

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