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The PRICE study (Protection Rest Ice Compression Elevation): design of a randomised controlled trial comparing standard versus cryokinetic ice applications in the management of acute ankle sprain [ISRCTN13903946]

BACKGROUND: Cryotherapy (the application of ice for therapeutic purposes) is one of the most common treatment modalities employed in the immediate management of acute soft tissue injury. Despite its widespread clinical use, the precise physiological responses to therapeutic cooling have not been ful...

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Autores principales: Bleakley, Chris M, O'Connor, Seán, Tully, Mark A, Rocke, Laurence G, MacAuley, Domnhall C, McDonough, Suzanne M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2228299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18093299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-125