Electric muscle stimulation of the quadriceps in the treatment of patellofemoral pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 956-962

  Callaghan, Michael J ^a   Oldham, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Knee; Pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTHRALGIA; ECHOGRAPHY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TORQUE;

EID: 3042528452     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.07.021     Document Type: Article

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