Rheumatologic illnesses: Treatment strategies for older adults

Geriatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 28-35

  Blumstein, Howard ^a   Gorevic, Peter D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Exercise therapy; NSAIDs; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; STEROID; TRAMADOL;

ARTHROPATHY; CARDIOTOXICITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGING; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHRITIS; CAPSAICIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; LIDOCAINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 20544466712     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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