Physical Agents Used in the Management of Chronic Pain by Physical Therapists

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 315-345

  Allen, Roger J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CAPSAICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; CRYOTHERAPY; DESENSITIZATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIATHERMY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FASCIITIS; FIBROMYALGIA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; IONTOPHORESIS; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE SPASM; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; RADICULAR PAIN; REVIEW; SKILL; THEORY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 33646472895     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.12.007     Document Type: Review

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