Comparison of effects of phonophoresis and iontophoresis of naproxen in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-100

  Başkurt, Ferdi ^a   Özcan, Ayşe ^a   Algun, Candan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALICYLATE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEL; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONTOPHORESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENNIS ELBOW; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPROXEN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHONOPHORESIS; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037326460     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr588oa     Document Type: Article

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