The effect of prone position and interferential therapy on lumbosacral radiculopathy

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 82-87

  Al Abdulwahab, Sami S ^a   Beatti, Abulkhair M ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ministry of Defense ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

H reflex; Interferential therapy; Lumbosacral radiculopathy; Prone position

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33745065805     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190600563296     Document Type: Article

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