A Homeopathic Ointment Preparation Compared With 1% Diclofenac Gel for Acute Symptomatic Treatment of Tendinopathy

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 446-452

  Schneider, Christian ^a   Klein, Peter ^b   Stolt, Pelle ^c   Oberbaum, Menachem ^d  

^a Klinik für Ganzheitsmedizin   (Germany)

^b dsh statistical services Rohrbach ^*  (Germany)

^c Maglia Rotta   (Switzerland)

^d SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Homeopathy; motility; noninferiority; NSAID; observational study

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ACONITUM NAPELLUS EXTRACT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; BELLADONNA LEAF; BELLIS PERENNIS EXTRACT; CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA EXTRACT; COMFREY EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; DICLOFENAC DIETHYLAMINE; DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM; DICLOPHLOGONT; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFLORA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; HEPAR SULFURIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MARIGOLD EXTRACT; MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS EXTRACT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRAUMEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACONITUM; ACONITUM NAPELLUS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELLIS PERENNIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEL; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OINTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLANT; POTASH SULFURATED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SYMPTOM; TENDON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DICLOFENAC; FEMALE; GELS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646488805     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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