Pulsed signal therapy® for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions: A millennium paradigm

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-305

  Markoll, Richard ^a   Da Silva Ferreira, Dulce M ^a   Toohil, Theresa K ^a  

^a Institute for Innovative Medicine (INFINOMED)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biophysical biochemical coupling; Electromagnetic; Mechanotransduction; Musculoskeletal conditions; Osteoarthritis; PST; Pulsed Signal Therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENERGY; FLUID FLOW; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMB INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; PULSED SIGNAL THERAPY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT INDICATION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 23444448291     PISSN: 02190494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8077.2004.00106.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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