The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields in the treatment of cervical osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 320-324

  Sutbeyaz, Serap Tomruk ^a   Sezer, Nebahat ^a   Koseoglu, Belma Fusun ^a,b  

^a ANKARA PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical osteoarthritis; Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 30744444166     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0600-3     Document Type: Article

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