Physiotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Kavuncu, Vural ^a   Evcik, Deniz ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ARTHRALGIA; BALNEOTHERAPY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MASSAGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPLINTING; SYMPTOM; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 25144493681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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