Physical Therapy Following Peripheral Nerve Surgeries

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 651-666

  Bond, Tamara J ^a   Lundy, Jim ^b  

^a University Foot and Ankle Institute   (United States)

^b Physical Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDEMA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IONTOPHORESIS; ISCHEMIA; JOINT MOBILIZATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOBILIZATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEURITIS; NEUROMA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RANGE OF MOTION; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; SCAR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 33745685521     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2006.04.006     Document Type: Review

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