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Individual And Combined Effects Of Dehydration, Hyperthermia, And Fatigue On Movement Patterns And Cognition, Rachel M. Karslo
Individual And Combined Effects Of Dehydration, Hyperthermia, And Fatigue On Movement Patterns And Cognition, Rachel M. Karslo
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Individual and Combined Effects of Dehydration, Hyperthermia, and Fatigue on Movement Patterns and Cognition
Rachel M. Karslo, University of Connecticut
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the individual and combined of effects of dehydration, hyperthermia, and fatigue on movement patterns and cognition. Secondly, we wanted to see if the effects of dehydration, hyperthermia, and fatigue lead to a combined increase in injury risk.
Methods: 12 males completed a within-subject repeated measures design to study the effects of hyperthermia, dehydration and fatigue on movement and cognition. Subjects completed 4 randomized test sessions in different conditions: hydrated normothermic, dehydrated …