Given the multitude of published reports on the effects of thermal manipulation of the hands or feet on core temperatures and performance and on the effects of thermal manipulations on performance and symptom exacerbation in individuals with MS,   more »

When the individual subject’s mean data were analyzed according to subject and treatment, treatment extended exercise duration by an average of 35% (42.8 ± 16.4 with cooling compared to 31.7 ± 9.8 minutes without cooling, mean ± standard deviation, n   more »

The heat extraction device consisted of a rigid chamber into which one hand was inserted through an elastic sleeve that formed a flexible airtight seal around the wrist. The rigid chamber was connected to a pressure sensor and a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump created a slight sub-atmospheric pressure   more »

Many individuals afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS) have experienced a transient worsening of symptoms when body temperature increases due to ambient conditions or physical activity. Resulting symptom exacerbations can limit performance. Researches hypothesized that extraction of heat from the body through   more »