Effectiveness of different cryotherapies on pain and disease activity in active rheumatoid arthritis. A randomised single blinded controlled trial

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-301

  Hirvonen, Hanna E ^a   Mikkelson, Marja K ^a   Kautiainen, Hannu ^a   Pohjolainen, Timo H ^b   Leirsalo Repo, Marjatta ^c  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Pain; Rehabilitation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CYTOSTATIC AGENT; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; NERVOUSNESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SERODIAGNOSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA; WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746621591     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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