Treatment of hand and wrist pain: A randomized clinical trial of high voltage pulsed, direct current built into a wrist splint

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 233-236

  Stralka, Susan W ^a,b   Jackson, Janice A ^c   Lewis, A Ritchie ^d  

^a BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Staff Line   (United States)

^d Healthcare Innovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; EDEMA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SPLINT; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0031803573     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999804600502     Document Type: Article

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