Quantifiable Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Explores the Role of Protection, Rest, Ice (Cryotherapy), Compression and Elevation (PRICE) Therapy on Microvascular Blood Flow
The aim of this randomized controlled laboratory study was to evaluate the role of standardized protection, rest, ice (cryotherapy), compression and elevation (PRICE) therapy on microvascular blood flow in human skeletal muscle. Quantifiable contrast-enhanced ultrasound was used to analyze intramuscular tissue perfusion (ITP) of the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus intermedius (VI) muscles in 20 healthy athletes who were randomly assigned to PRICE or control groups. Baseline perfusion measurements (resting conditions, T0) were compared with cycling exercise (T1), intervention (PRICE or control, T2) and follow-up at 60 min p ost-intervention (T3).
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Thilo Hotfiel, Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe, Rafael Heiss, Christoph Lutter, Thomas Tischer, Raimund Forst, Christian Manfred Hammer, J ürgen Freiwald, Martin Engelhardt, Casper Grim Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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