Effects of Cooling on Tactile Sense Sensitivities and Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity: A Preliminary Study

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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 4 (2018), Article ID 4:IJPTR-141, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2018/141

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Effects of Cooling on Tactile Sense Sensitivities and Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity: A Preliminary Study

Junya Komagata^*, Toru Tamaki, Akihiro Ashikawa and Ken Muramatsu

Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University, Yamanashi, Japan

Corresponding Author Details: Junya Komagata, Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University, 7187 Kodachi, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi 401- 0380, Japan, Tel: +81 555 83 5299; E-mail: j.komagata@kenkoudai.ac.jp

Received: 13 February 2018; Accepted: 27 March 2018; Published: 29 March 2018

Citation: Komagata J, Tamaki T, Ashikawa A, Muramatsu K (2018) Effects of Cooling on Tactile Sense Sensitivities and Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity: A Preliminary Study. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 4: 141. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2018/141

Copyright: © 2018 Komagata et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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