Efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy in elite male kicking-sport athletes with chronic groin pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 697-702

  Topol, Gastón Andrés ^a,b,c   Reeves, K Dean ^d,e   Hassanein, Khatab Mohammed ^d  

^a Phys Med and Rehab Service   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Provincial de Rosario   (Argentina)

^c Rosario Rugby Union   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Glucose; Groin; Growth substances; Osteitis; Rehabilitation; Sports medicine; Tendinitis; Tendons

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATIENT; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RUGBY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 16844386093     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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