Effect of pulsed short-wave diathermy on pain and function of subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee: A placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-263

  Laufer, Yocheved ^a   Zilberman, R ^b   Porat, R ^b   Nahir, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOBILIZATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 17344371750     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr864oa     Document Type: Article

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