Ottawa panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic exercises and manual therapy in the management of osteoarthritis

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 907-971

  Brosseau, Lucie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Epidemiology; Evidence based practice; Osteoarthritis; Physical rehabilitation; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STRENGTHENING EXERCISE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 24644457143     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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