A randomized clinical trial of TENS and exercise for patients with chronic neck pain

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 850-860

  Chiu, Thomas T W ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^a   Cheing, Gladys ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444447124     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr920oa     Document Type: Article

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