A cooling cuff compared to a moist ice pack on radial artery blood flow and lumen diameter in healthy participants.

Joshua GernetzkyLaura O'Connor Desiree VaratharajulluZombuso C Dludla

Published in: Health SA = SA Gesondheid (2018)

The cooling cuff resulted in a similar effect on radial artery blood flow and lumen diameter as moist ice, indicating that patients and practitioners may utilise the cooling cuff in the acute phases of an injury to alter blood flow.

Keyphrases

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