Short and Long-Term Results of Connective Tissue Manipulation and Combined Ultrasound Therapy in Patients with Fibromyalgia

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 524-528

  Çitak Karakaya, Ilkim ^a   Akbayrak, Türkan ^b   Demirtürk, Funda ^c   Ekici, Gamze ^d   Bakar, Yeşim ^e  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital   (Turkey)

^e ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electric Stimulation Therapy; Fibromyalgia; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Ultrasonic Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE MANIPULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; FRIEDMAN TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 33747889015     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.06.019     Document Type: Article

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