Management of Postsurgical Hyperhidrosis with Direct Current and Tap Water

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 262-267

  Gillick, Bernadette T ^a,b,c,d   Kloth, Luther C ^b   Starsky, Andrew ^b,e   Cincinelli Walker, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Phys Ther at Marquette University ^*  (United States)

^e Aurora Sports Medicine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrotherapy; Hyperhidrosis; Iontophoresis; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; TAP WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIRECT CURRENT; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FINGER AMPUTATION; GENERATOR; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; PAPER; PHALANX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK;

EID: 1542376219     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.3.262     Document Type: Article

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