Effects of thermal therapy in improving the passive range of knee motion: Comparison of cold and superficial heat applications

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 618-623

  Lin, Yang Hua ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRETCHING; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRYOTHERAPY; FRACTURES, BONE; HEAT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG INJURIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0042353918     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr656oa     Document Type: Article

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