Identical 3-MHz ultrasound treatments with different devices produce different intramuscular temperatures

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 379-385

  Merrick, Mark A ^a,b   Bernard, Kristy D ^a   Devor, Steven T ^b   Williams, John M ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical efficacy; Sonication; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0141482200     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.7.379     Document Type: Article

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