Comparison of different methods of pulsed shortwave diathermy in knee osteoarthritis

Pain Clinic

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 421-427

  Tüzün, Emine Handan ^a   Otman, Saadet ^b   Kirdi, Nuray ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knee osteoarthritis; Physical therapy; Pulsed shortwave diathermy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIATHERMY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULSED SHORTWAVE DIATHERMY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WALKING;

EID: 10744223800     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856903770196809     Document Type: Article

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