The effects of home interferential therapy on post-operative pain, edema, and range of motion of the knee

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-20

  Jarit, Gregg J ^a   Mohr, Karen J ^a   Waller, Robert ^a   Glousman, Ronald E ^a  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrotherapy knee; Interferential current; Postoperative; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HOME INTERFERENTIAL THERAPY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MENISCECTOMY; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDEMA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0037246652     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200301000-00004     Document Type: Article

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